Board Game Collection (page 5)

Playing chess, 13th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 13th century manuscript illustration (ms. no 7266), held by the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Rhuddlan Castle, near Rhyl, Denbighshire, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
Rhuddlan Castle, near Rhyl, Denbighshire, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh, 1850. Artist: John Leech
Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh, 1850. A satirical illustration of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh. Walter Raleigh (1554-1618)

Bone chessmen of Scandinavian design, 12th or 13th century, (1892). Found on the Isle of Lewis, now in the British Museum

Peel castle, Isle of Man, 20th century

Those Laugh Who Win, 1885. Artist: Frank Dadd
Those Laugh Who Win, 1885. An engraving from the Illustrated London News, (London, 1885)

Sketches at the International Chess Tournament, May 5, 1883. Artist: Corbould
Sketches at the International Chess Tournament, May 5, 1883

The Chessplayers, 1864. An engraving from the Illustrated Times, (London, 1864)

Chess match, at Parsloes, Febuary 23rd, 1794, in the presence of the Turkish Ambassador, 1794. Artist: Cook
Chess match, at Parsloe s, in the presence of the Turkish Ambassador, 23 February 1794

The amusement of the soldiers before Sevastopol, 1855. Soldiers relaxing during the Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimean War. An engraving from the Cassells Illustrated Family Paper, London, 1855

The annual blindfold entertainment at the city chess club, 1876. An engraving from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, (London, 1876)

A Fix, Black to Move, 19th century. Artist: Cheltnam
A Fix, Black to Move, 19th century

A Game at Chess with Living Pieces, 1882. Unusual game at Heighington near Darlington. Illustration published in The Illustrated London News, (1882)

The Automaton Chess Player, 1845. Illustration published in The Illustrated London News, (1845)

Square and circular chessboards, 14th century, (1833). An engraving from The Sports and Pastimes of the people of England, by Joseph Strutt, (London, 1833)

Ancient Chess Play, 14th century, (1833). Illustration after a manuscript in the Harleian Collection of the British Library

The Game Of Trictrac, (1885). Artist: Eisen
The Game Of Trictrac, (1885). A group of people playing trictrac (backgammon)

Cologne, Germany, 19th century. Artist: W Miller
Cologne, Germany, 19th century. View of the port on the River Rhine, with the famous cathedral in the distance

The Four Times of Day: Afternoon, c. 1740. Artist: Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743)
The Four Times of Day: Afternoon, c. 1740. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The backgammon players. Artist: Rosati, Giulio (1858-1917)
The backgammon players. From a private collection

Easy come, easy go, 1661. Artist: Steen, Jan Havicksz (1626-1679)
Easy come, easy go, 1661. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Interior With A Woman Feeding A Parrot Two Men Playing Backgammon And Other Figures (The Parrot Cage), 1670. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Backgammon Players, c. 1645. Artist: Teniers, David, the Younger (1610-1690)
Backgammon Players, c. 1645. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Card and Backgammon Players. Fight over Cards, 1620-1629. Artist: Rombouts, Theodor (1597-1637)
Card and Backgammon Players. Fight over Cards, 1620-1629. Found in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Fantasy of a billionaire: a human chess game, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th July 1904

Koorai, a Fishermans Family, 1848. Artist: J Bull
Koorai, a Fishermans Family, 1848. Korean fishermen playing baduk (Go). An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

The Chess Players, 1903. Artist: Samuel Melton Fisher
The Chess Players, 1903

Chessmen, 12th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Chessmen, 12th century, (1843). Chesspieces carved in bone. The one on the left, possibly made in Iceland, is a king with beard and plaits and low trefoil crown

Ottoman Coffee House, 1858. Artist: Amadeo Preziosi
Ottoman Coffee House, 1858

Chapel Interior, Nobles Playing Chess, Thebes, Egypt. Wall painting of two Egyptian nobles playing a board game

Senet gaming board, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 18th Dynasty
Senet gaming board, from Tutankhamuns tomb, 14th century BC. Made from wood veneered with ebony and inlaid with ivory. The tomb of the 18th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun

Egyptian Chess Players, 1865. Artist: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Egyptian Chess Players, 1865. From a private collection

Detail from the altarpiece of St Anthony, 16th century. Two soldiers walking through the landscape. Detail from the central panel of the triptych. From the Church of St Nicholas, Tallinn, Estonia

Game of 58 Holes, Gaming board, 1000 BC. Fired clay game-board; incised with lines and perforated with holes prior to firing; used to play the game of 58 holes, also known as ?hounds and jackals

Amber Playing-Piece. Man with Long beard, from Roholte, Denmark, c8th-mid 11th century. Viking, Denmark, 47 mm high. National Museum, Copenhagen

Outdoor Game of Draughts in Union Terrace Gardens in City Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, c1960s. Artist: CM Dixon
Aberdeen, Scotland. Outdoor Game of Draughts in Union Terrace Gardens in City Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, 20th century, c1960s

Detail of a Phoenician board for the Egyptian game of Tjan, 16th century BC
Detail of a carved ivory board for the Egyptian game of Tjan. Phoenician work from Enkomi, Cyprus, now in the British Museums collection, 16th century BC

Room in an Inn with Peasants Drinking, Smoking and Playing Backgam, 1678. Artist: Ostade, Adriaen Jansz
Room in an Inn with Peasants Drinking, Smoking and Playing Backgam, 1678. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

An image on an Egyptian papyrus of draughts-playing, Anis Book of the Dead (sheet 7)
An image of draughts-playing between Ani and his wife, from Anis Book of the Dead (sheet 7). From Thebes. From the British Museums collection

Chess game on a summer evening in Kungstradgarden
A chess game on a summer evening in Kungstradgarden

Japanese painting of children at play, 18th century

A Warder - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. A Warder piece from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Knights - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Knight pieces from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

A Knight - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. A Knight piece from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Detail from an Egyptian papyrus showing a game of draughts
Detail from the Egyptian papyrus of Ani showing a game of draughts between Ani and his wife

Detail from the Egyptian satirical papyrus of a lion and a unicorn playing a board game
Detail from the Egyptian satirical papyrus of a lion and a unicorn playing Senet, a board game similar to draughts

The Royal Game of Ur, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC. This game board is one of several with a similar layout found by Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery at Ur

Amber Viking playing piece, 8th-11th century
Amber Viking playing piece depicting a man with a long beard from Roholte, Denmark. From the collection of the National Museum, Copenhagen, 8th-11th century

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