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Jeu des Cosagnes / Cossack Game
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Jeu des Cosagnes / Cossack Game

François Joseph Weygand · 1814 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Board game with a spiral track numbered from 1 to 63, expressing the terror and amazement with which the Parisians watched the arrival on French soil of the soldiers of the allied army (Cossacks). In the corners are views of Moscow: the Kremlin, Red Square, the Main Gate, and the house of Mr. Paschkoff (later the Lenin Library). Various squares show Cossacks and weapons. The central field depicts the Cossack camp on the Champs Elysées on March 31, 1814, and the rules of the game in Dutch and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineJeu des Cosagnes / Kozakken-spel. 1814. François Joseph Weygand. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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