A Game at Cards
Step into a bustling Victorian parlor where the stakes are high and the boredom is even higher! Rooted in the Realism movement, Florence Claxton captures the chaotic energy of a high-society card game without romanticizing it. Players are intensely focused on their hands while a crowd of onlookers gossips and flirts in the background. Notice the woman on the left casually holding a fan of cards, seemingly unbothered by the tension at the table. It's a witty snapshot of 19th-century social life, showing that even in a crowded room, everyone is playing their own game.
- Technique
- wood engraving
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