Chess Piece Collection (page 2)

Scene from the court of Christian VII. Artist: Zahrtmann, Kristian (1843-1917)
Scene from the court of Christian VII. Found in the collection of Hirschsprung Collection

Checkerboard and playing cards, 1915. Artist: Gris, Juan (1887-1927)
Checkerboard and playing cards, 1915. Found in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Peel - The Old Castle and Harbour, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Jersey - Gorey, and Mont Orgueil Castle, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Eighteenth-Century Chessmen in Blue and White Stoneware, 1948. From British Chess, by Kenneth Matthews. [Collins, London, 1948]

Seventeenth-Century Ivory Chessmen and Board, 1948. From British Chess, by Kenneth Matthews. [Collins, London, 1948]

A Game at Chess, 1948. From British Chess, by Kenneth Matthews. [Collins, London, 1948]

Facsimile of the Game and Playe of the Chesse, c1470. The Rook - An illustration from the Game and Playe of the Chesse: Book Two by William Caxton

Mont Orgueil Castle, Jersey, 20th century. Mont Orgueil Castle (also known as Gorey Castle) was built in the 13th century to defend Jersey from possible French invasion after the division of

The Chess Players. Stereoscope Detail

Feudal castle of the proud Shoguns, Osaka, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Feudal castle of the proud Shoguns, Osaka, Japan, 1904. One of the most famous castles in Japan, Osaka Castle was built in the late 16th century by the Toyotomi clan

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

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

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

Margrave Otto IV of Brandenburg Playing Chess (From the Codex Manesse), c1300. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

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

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

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

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

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

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

Norse chessman (Warder: Castle: Rook), Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Norse chessman (Warder:Castle:Rook), Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Norse chessmen, from a Viking hoard, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

An Old Maid, 1808. 1808. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
An Old Maid, 1808

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