Het nieuw arlequinspel / Le nouveau jeu d'arlequin 1800 - 1833

"Het nieuw arlequinspel / Le nouveau jeu d'arlequin" (The New Harlequin Game) is a colorful print by Philippus Jacobus Brepols (1778-1845) created sometime between 1800 and 1833. The print, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a figure dressed as Harlequin, a traditional character in Commedia dell'arte, standing in a playful pose with a bag in his hand, while numbers 1-12 are arranged around him. This print was likely meant to be a game board or instruction manual for a game, as the caption below suggests.