Playing Tric Trac

Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1763 · Etching · Drawings and Prints

This caricature shows men seated around tables playing backgammon, known familiarly as tric trac. At left a stout womans behind a counter collects money. The print is a rare example of Louthebourg's work as a satirist while living in France. Most of his works of this type were produced in London, where he moved in 1771 and remained for the rest of his life.

Artist

Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

Date

1763

Medium

Etching

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956