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Cossack Game / Jeu des Cosaques — François Joseph Weygand — 1817 — Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam record KOG-ZG-1-34-84
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Cossack Game / Jeu des Cosaques

François Joseph Weygand · 1817 · etching; engraving; hand coloring; paper; watercolor (paint)

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Board game with a spiral of numbered squares from 1 to 63, depicting the arrival on French soil of soldiers of the allied army (Cossacks). In the corners, views of Moscow: the Kremlin, Red Square, the Main Gate, and the house of Mr. Paschkoff. The squares mainly show Cossacks and weapons. In the central field, a depiction of the Cossack camp on the Champs Elysée, March 31, 1814, and the rules in Dutch and French. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Games and Amusements; parlor games, board games, and similar.

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Catalogue identifier
KOG-ZG-1-34-84
Arkivism identifier
rijks-KOG-ZG-1-34-84
Date
1817
Medium
etching; engraving; hand coloring; paper; watercolor (paint)
Credit lineKozakken spel / Jeu des Cosaques. 1817. François Joseph Weygand. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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