The Chess Players
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The Chess Players

TitleThe Chess Players
ArtistAntoine-François-Jean Claudet
Dateca. 1845 19th century
MediumSalted paper print from paper negative
ClassificationPhotographs
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineThe Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1973
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“The Chess Players” is a work by Antoine-François-Jean Claudet, dated ca. 1845. It is executed in salted paper print from paper negative and classified as photographs. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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