[n.d., c.1825.]
Coloured etching, title in pencil. Sheet 240 x 170mm, 9½ x 6¾". Trimmed within plate.
Men playing "Morra": each contestant throws up a hand with some fingers out-stretched and calls a guess as to the total number of fingers shown. Known in the U.S. as "Choosies" it is often used to make a decision. Based on a print by Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835), who provided the figures for Luigi Rossini's "Veduta di Roma".
[Ref: 17499] £140.00
Coloured etching, title in pencil. Sheet 240 x 170mm, 9½ x 6¾". Trimmed within plate.
Men playing "Morra": each contestant throws up a hand with some fingers out-stretched and calls a guess as to the total number of fingers shown. Known in the U.S. as "Choosies" it is often used to make a decision. Based on a print by Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835), who provided the figures for Luigi Rossini's "Veduta di Roma".
[Ref: 17499] £140.00