1784
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Group of gentlemen playing Billiards is a 1784 watercolor by Giuseppe Piattoli, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a group of men playing billiards in a room with tall windows. The men wear powdered wigs and old-fashioned clothes, leaning over a long table with chalk in hand. One woman stands nearby, watching. The walls have faint sketches of buildings, and the floor looks like wood. The artist focused on quick, loose lines to show movement and life. It feels like a snapshot of a moment rather than a polished scene. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A pen and ink, pencil, and watercolour sketch by Giuseppe Piattoli from 1784 depicts a group of gentlemen engaged in a game of billiards.
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Giuseppe Piattoli the Younger was an Italian painter and engraver, active mainly in Florence.
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