Cats playing with a chessboard. Artist: Goupil and CoCats playing with a chessboard
Oxford and Cambridge Chess Match, 19th century
Chess celebrities at the late chess meeting, 1855. Herr Lowenthal, M De Riviere, Mr Wyvill, MP, Herr Falkbeer, Mr Staunton, Lord Lyttelton, Captain Kennedy
The Chess Players, ca. 1475. Creator: Liberale da VeronaThe Chess Players, ca. 1475
The chess tournament at the Cafe de la Regence (From Le Monde Illustre), 1874. Found in the collection of I. Turgenev Memorial Museum, Moscow
Heavenly Scene with the Gods of Olympus Surrounding a Chess Board, 1723-1741. Creator: John CarwithamHeavenly Scene with the Gods of Olympus Surrounding a Chess Board, Poseidon and Pan Below, 1723-1741
Game Board for Chess and Backgammon, Bohemia, c. 1700. CreatorGame Board for Chess and Backgammon, Bohemia, c. 1700
Marquetry Table: Showing Inlay Top, 1937. Creator: Geoffrey HoltMarquetry Table: Showing Inlay Top, 1937
Checker-board Table-tilt Top, c. 1936. Creator: Magnus S. FossumChecker-board Table-tilt Top, c. 1936
Les Joueurs d echecs (Chess players), 15th century. Creator: Anonymous masterLes Joueurs d echecs (Chess players), 15th century. Found in the collection of Musee national du Moyen Age (Musee de Cluny)
Chess players, 17th century. Creator: Caravaggio, Michelangelo, (after)Chess players, 17th century. Private Collection
The Game of Chinese Chess, 1741-63. Creator: John IngramThe Game of Chinese Chess, 1741-63
Game Board, Italian, 15th century. Creator: UnknownGame Board, Italian, 15th century
The Book of Chess, 1483. Creator: Jacobus de CessolisThe Book of Chess, 1483
The Scholars Mate, 1855. Creator: Oscar Gustav RejlanderThe Scholars Mate, 1855
Chess Players, 1850s. Creator: UnknownChess Players, 1850s
Ferdinand and Miranda playing a game of chess, 1822. Creator: Saint-Evre, Gillot (1791-1858)Ferdinand and Miranda playing a game of chess, 1822. Found in the Collection of Musee de la Vie romantique, Paris
Two Chess Players, ca 1545. Creator: Bordone, Paris (1500-1571)Two Chess Players, ca 1545. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Still Life with a Chessboard, 1912. Artist: Louis MarcoussisStill Life with a Chessboard, 1912. From a private collection
Game of chess. From the Shahnama (Book of Kings), 16th century. Private Collection
Political Chess, 1887. Artist: Tom MerryPolitical Chess, 1887. Charles Parnell and WH Smith at the chess board; Smith, on the right, says Check and Parnell, his hand to his forehand, scans the pieces and says Confound him
King Canute and Earl Ulf quarrel over chess, Roskilde, Denmanrk, 1026 (1913). ArtistKing Canute and Earl Ulf quarrel over chess, Roskilde, Denmanrk, 1026 (1913). King Canute (c985-1035) was Viking King of England, Norway and Denmark
The Chess Game (Portrait of the artists sisters playing chess), 1555. Found in the Collection of Muzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu
Erich Heckel and Otto Mueller playing Chess, 1913. Found in the Collection of Brü cke-Museum Berlin
The Game of Chess, c. 1508The Game of Chess, c.1508. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Chess piece, Mid of the 15th cen Artist: AnonymousChess piece, Mid of the 15th cen.. Found in the collection of the National Museum Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
Epic Chess Match Between Pierre Saint Amant And Howard Staunton in 1843. Artist: Marlet, Jean Henri (1771-1847)Epic Chess Match Between Pierre Saint Amant And Howard Staunton in 1843. Private Collection
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
Game and play of chess, 1474 (1956). A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential, by Readers Union
A Game of Chess, 1948. Artist: George CruikshankA Game of Chess, 1948. From British Chess, by Kenneth Matthews. [Collins, London, 1948]. (Colorised black and white print)
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: Lord Grey Playing William IV, 1948. Artist: John DoyleA Game at Chess: Lord Grey Playing William IV, 1948. From British Chess, by Kenneth Matthews. [Collins, London, 1948]
The Chess Players, 1948. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonThe Chess Players, 1948. From British Chess, by Kenneth Matthews. [Collins, London, 1948]
Abdullas Theatre Guide: Midnight Drama - Forgive Me - Darling, 1939. From Punch, or the London Charivari. - December 20, 1939. [Messrs. Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Limited, London, 1927]
Chess Playing, c1928. Artist: Yvan AttalChess Playing, c1928. From The Studio Volume 96. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1928]
The International Chess Congress - some of the chief members of the Liverpool Chess Club, 1890. A print from The Graphic, 23 August 1890
Chess and Cards, c1850s. Detail from a stereoscopic card
A Game of Chess, c1900s-c1910s(?)
Chess, 1850s. Stereoscopic card
Chess: Death checkmating a king, c1400 (1956). A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential, by Readers Union
The Chess Players. Stereoscope Detail
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
Sketches at the International Chess Tournament, May 5, 1883. Artist: CorbouldSketches 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: CookChess match, at Parsloe s, in the presence of the Turkish Ambassador, 23 February 1794
The annual blindfold entertainment at the city chess club, 1876. An engraving from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, (London, 1876)
