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The Chess Players

Thomas Eakins

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts three men indoors. Two sit at a table with a chessboard on it; one stands behind them. The two seated men wear dark suits; the man on the left has white hair and a beard; the man on the right has brown hair and a beard; both have their heads down. The standing man has gray hair, a mustache and a beard; he wears a dark suit. A small table with glasses is on the left; a cat sits on the floor on the right. The floor has a patterned red rug; the walls are dark wood, with a framed picture hanging on them.

Artwork details

Date:
1876
Medium:
Oil on wood
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 445 px
Museum record:
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