Men in rowboats attempt to capture a live goose hanging from a rope across the river. From a festival held on the Seine at Suresne, Paris, for Maximilian II, Elector of Bavaria, 1713. Above: Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, enters the palace of queen Maria Leszczynska, Paris, 11 June 1713. Les joutes sur l'eau et le jeu de l'oie. From an illustrated calendar. Lithograph from Henry Rene d’Allemagne’s Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906.

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