The Backgammon Players

1613–41

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 9 7/16 × 10 5/8 in. (24 × 27 cm) Sheet: 9 11/16 × 10 15/16 in. (24.6 × 27.8 cm)
Collection no.: 49.95.248
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Backgammon Players — Jan van de Velde II. 1613–41.

Medium: Engraving. Dimensions: Plate: 9 7/16 × 10 5/8 in. (24 × 27 cm) Sheet: 9 11/16 × 10 15/16 in. (24.6 × 27.8 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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