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[Chessmen, 1975]

Description: An original illustration for the cover of the August 1975 issue of Northwest Chess. A king, queen, and bishop are standing behind a row of small men holding clubs on a checkered floor. Behind them is lighted lantern in an archway and a stone wall that appears to be the inside of a castle.
Date: August 1975
Creator: Lisi, Victoria Poyser

[Etching and engraving "David Tenier's House"]

Description: Etching and engraving of "David Tenier's House" published on August 15, 1757. The design was attribute to Dutch miniaturist David Eniers the Younger (1610-1690) and was printed by English printmaker Thomas Major (1720-1799). The image shows a large manor house on the right edge of a river bank with a bridge arching over the river. A group of three fisherman are gathered on the shore in the foreground communicating the scale of the rest of the scene to the viewer.
Date: August 15, 1757
Creator: Major, Thomas & Eniers the Younger, David
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