BACKGAMMON PLAYERS MINIATURE, AFTER DAVID TENIERS THE YOUNGER. MINIATURE ON IVORY; GILT BRONZE, GLASS, METAL, TEXTILE. SIGNED (DUPRE). 19TH CENTURY.

Backgammon players, inspired by David Teniers The Younger. Framed ivory miniature (gilt bronze, metal, glass, textile); signed (Dupre). XIX century. Miniature that shows an interior with a series of characters of humble social class. In the center of the composition, the backgammon players are located, accompanied by various objects and other characters. In the lower right corner, a signature (“Dupre” appears; perhaps Léon-Victor Dupré, French artist who was born in Limoges in 1816 and died in Paris in 1879, known for his landscapes and a disciple of his brother Jules Dupré, was part of the Barbizon School). The frame, made of gilded bronze, presents a classically influenced banded decoration on its front, an openwork bow finish on the upper part, and pieces on the back that allow it to be placed on a flat surface or hung. Compare the painting attributed to David Teniers the Younger in the National Gallery, London, titled Backgammon Players, probably made between 1640 and 1645; and, above all, with that of the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, attributed to the same master and dated between 1635 and 1637, also titled Backgammon Players.

· Size: 11,5x6x11,5 cms.