Portraits of Gentlemen
« Portraits of the gentlemen of the Hereford Chess Society » by T. Leeming.
Painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1818. Names of the gentlemen – who include the artist – are set out on the back of the canvas. The kings have open crowns, and the bishops are substantially larger than the knights.
Painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1818. Names of the gentlemen – who include the artist – are set out on the back of the canvas. The kings have open crowns, and the bishops are substantially larger than the knights.
Source: CCI The Chess Collector, Volume II, No.3, November 1991