Two Card Players — Tjeerd Eernstman

Tjeerd Eernstman. Painted 1826.

Two young men are playing cards together in a pub. The player on the left is revealing his hand: four aces. However, the player on the right is cheating: he secretly hides more cards under the table. To complete the scene, the painter added a little still-life to the composition: a glass of bitter next to a piece of chalk that the players use to keep score on the tabletop.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in Main building, 1815: Waterloo and King Willem I, 19th Century.

oil paint (paint), canvas · Original size: 64.5 × 80.3 cm · Purchased with the support of het Joost en Carin Scholten Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds

Print: 64.5 × 80.3 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20013639. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.