Gambling in Art
Card sharps, dice games, and the moralists who painted them — small scenes of risk that artists loaded with judgment and delight.
30 public-domain artworks from six world museums · free to view and download
Commanders Engaged at Sea
Thomas Rowlandson|S. W. Fores, [1785], reissued July 1, 1802
Banditti Gambling
John Hamilton Mortimer|John Hall|John Boydell, November 9, 1780
The Ridotto Pubblico at Palazzo Dandolo
Francesco Guardi, ca. 1765–68
Plucking a Spoony
Thomas Rowlandson, February 28, 1812
Worth Winning, from the Jokes series (N87) for Duke brand cigarettes
W. Duke, Sons & Co.|George S. Harris & Sons, 1890
A Rake's Progress, Plate 6
William Hogarth|Dr. John Hoadley, June 25, 1735
Gaming purse
Gaming purse
Gaming purse
Gaming purse
Pauline Viardot Gambling at Baden-Baden
Gustave Doré, 1862
Chap. X: Quel guignon! (What bad luck!)
Langlumé|Sazerac and Duval|Victor Adam, 1824
A Gaming Table at Devonshire House
Thomas Rowlandson|Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, 1791
Kick Up at a Hazard Table
Thomas Rowlandson|John Harris, 1787
Private Amusement
Edward Topham|S. W. Fores|Thomas Rowlandson, January 1, 1786
Commanders Engaged at Sea
Thomas Rowlandson, 1785
![Betting [The Betting Post] by Thomas Rowlandson|S. W. Fores|Dennis O'Kelly|George, Prince of Wales](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/betting-the-betting-post-739484.webp)
Betting [The Betting Post]
Thomas Rowlandson|S. W. Fores|Dennis O'Kelly|George, Prince of Wales, January 1, 1799
The Last Throw
Charles Robert Leslie, ca. 1840
Quae Genus Officiating at a Gaming House
J. Diggens|Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London|William Combe, November 1, 1821
A Rake's Progress, Plate 6
William Hogarth|Dr. John Hoadley, June 25, 1735
The Gamesters, from the Dance of Death
Hans Holbein the Younger|Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing
A Rake's Progress, Plate 6
William Hogarth|Dr. John Hoadley, June 25, 1735
The Huntsman Rising; The Gamester Going to Bed
Thomas Rowlandson, [July 31, 1809], reissued 1811
Smithfield Sharpers, or the Countryman Defrauded
Thomas Rowlandson|John Keyse Sherwin|Thomas Palser, [April 10, 1787], reissued 1809–16
How to Pluck a Goose
Thomas Rowlandson|Thomas Williamson, June 10, 1802
A Rake's Progress, Plate 4
William Hogarth|Dr. John Hoadley, June 25, 1735
The Passion for Gambling
Claude Gillot|Jacques Gabriel Huquier, n.d.
Plucking a Spoony
Thomas Rowlandson, February 28, 1812
The Cockpit
William Hogarth, November 5, 1759
Smithfield Sharpers, or the Countryman Defrauded
Thomas Rowlandson|John Keyse Sherwin|Elizabeth Jackson, April 10, 1787