Roman soldiers playing in the guardroom, Franz Hanfstaengl, between 1835 and 1840
Nine figures gathered around a roman sarcophagus; four are playing cards on the slab covering the sarcophagus; a turbaned man and a soldiers observe them from the left; two of the card-players look to the right, where two standing men are playing dice; a soldier standing on the right also observes the game; after a painting formerly attributed to caravaggio, now to manfredi. 1835/40
lithograph on chine collé. Date: between 1835 and 1840. Dimensions: Height: 335 mm (image); Width: 462 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Römische Soldaten beim Spiel in der Wachtstubb (BM 1852,1009.452)