The Last Throw 1837 - 1840

"The Last Throw," painted by Charles Robert Leslie between 1837 and 1840, is a dramatic depiction of a high-stakes game of chance. The painting, which is now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, portrays a young woman, likely a noblewoman, making a desperate gamble with a man seated across from her. The tense atmosphere is heightened by the presence of another man, presumably her chaperone, who stands behind her with a stern expression. Leslie, a skilled portraitist and genre painter, captures the anxiety and anticipation of the moment with exquisite detail, making "The Last Throw" a captivating and poignant testament to the power of chance and human emotion.