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Engraving of two men: one in a striped sash holds a boule ball, the other in a waistcoat stands with hands behind his back.

Two men playing boules, phrenology engraving, 1847

A steel engraving shows two men: the man on the left, in a striped sash and shirt, holds a boule ball, while the man on the right, in a waistcoat with hands behind back, watches beside wooden post. A second ball lies on the ground at left; grey tones and a printed caption mark it as an old engraving.

Artist
Bruyères, Hippolyte.
Date
[1847]
Medium
Steel engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2813 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1847.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection