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Billiards in Hanover Town, Virginia

Description

Watercolor on paper drawing of "Billiards in Hanover Town, Virginia", ca. 1796-1798, from the Latrobe Sketchbooks, by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. This scene features four players over a six-pocket billiards table, each holding a cue stick. There are two observers in the background near two large windows. Hanover Town, chartered in 1762, was a colonial-era tobacco town along the Pamunkey River. Following the American Revolution, the town declined and was ultimately abandoned. Its location is near Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia.

Date

circa 1796-1798

Materials

Watercolor on paper

Dimensions

10.5 x 7 inches

Object ID

1960.108.1.3.11

Accession Number

1960.108

Resource ID

4716

Notes

Sketchbook 3

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.