Vive la France, Balancier, Both in "Tow" 1835 - 1845

"Vive la France! Balancier, Both in "Tow" is a hand-colored lithograph by Alfred E. Baker. The artwork, which dates between 1835-1845, depicts a scene of people playing the Victorian sport of "battledore and shuttlecock." The image shows three individuals: a woman in a long dark dress, a man in a top hat and a vest, and a woman in a pale blue dress. The scene takes place in a garden, and the artwork is a humorous depiction of the game's popularity in 19th-century England. "Vive la France! Balancier, Both in "Tow" is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection in New York.