Aristocrats playing the game of bagatelle, 17th century. A gentleman rolls a ball at a target on a table while two women in lace ruff collars watch. Also known as portiques or croc-madame. Le Jeu de Trou-Madame d'apres une gravure de Matthaus Merian, XVIIe siecle. Lithograph from Henry Rene d’Allemagne’s Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906.

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