{"product_id":"decorator-tric-trac-musee-du-louvre-paris-c1850-plate-24","title":"Decorator, Art Nouveau, Tric Trac, Musee du Louvre, Paris c1850 Plate 24","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis print is a copy of the original design released for production c1875\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDate: Purchased by The Louvre c1852\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArtist: Damier was designed by Louis Vitton and Son\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrevious owner: Count of Arjuzon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrice: $150 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaper Size: 445 x 300mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrint Size: 245 x 250mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition: very good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTechnique: Copperplate Engraving with later hand colouring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis board was for the game titled Tric Trac\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Louvre, Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrictrac\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a French board game of skill and chance for two players that is played with dice on a gameboard similar to that of backgammon. It was \"the classic tables game” in France in the way that backgammon is in the English-speaking world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrictrac's gaming interest lies in its multiple combinations, the importance of decision-making and its comprehensive rules which have been well documented and remained stable since the early 17th century. It requires constant attention from the players whether or not it is their turn. Its vocabulary, which is very rich, frequently occurs in French literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe object of the game is not to get out the men as quickly as possible as in Jacquet or backgammon but to score as many points as possible. The game usually ends before all the men have been borne off. The name is sometimes spelt \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etric trac\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etric-trac\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrictrac was very popular in France at the royal court and in aristocratic circles in the 17th and 18th centuries. It experienced a renaissance during the Restoration before almost disappearing at the end of the 19th century. It was one of a family of games of skill and chance that included backgammon, then known in France as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etous tables\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and Jacquet, which was much simpler and did not appear until around 1800. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis print was purchased by the Director General of Museums for The Louvre in Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquarian Print Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39841560559702,"sku":"","price":150.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1617\/1641\/products\/Decorator_Tric-Trac_MuseeduLouvre_plate24_445x300mm_250x245mm.jpg?v=1652929417","url":"https:\/\/antiquarianprintshop.com\/products\/decorator-tric-trac-musee-du-louvre-paris-c1850-plate-24","provider":"Antiquarian Print Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}