Het nieuw arlequinspel / Le nouveau jeu d'arlequin by Erve Wijsmuller

Het nieuw arlequinspel / Le nouveau jeu d'arlequin 1828 - 1913

toned paper

childish illustration

cartoon like

old engraving style

personal sketchbook

illustrative and welcoming imagery

watercolour illustration

cartoon style

cartoon carciture

cartoon theme

"Het nieuw Arlequinspel / Le nouveau jeu d'Arlequin" is a 19th century game board designed and printed by Erve Wijsmuller in Amsterdam. The brightly coloured image features a figure dressed as Harlequin, a popular character in Italian Commedia dell'Arte, holding a bag of tricks. Surrounding the figure are numbered circles, suggesting that the game involves rolling a die or drawing cards to move around the board. The artwork is currently in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.