Men of opposing social classes in a game of boules; illustrating the faculty of weight and resistance in phrenology. Steel engraving by A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.

Veterans watching and participating in a game of bowls. Lithograph by A. Collette, 1853, after E. de Frenne.

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Bowls (Game)

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Men of opposing social classes in a game of boules; illustrating the faculty of weight and resistance in phrenology. Steel engraving by A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.

Veterans watching and participating in a game of bowls. Lithograph by A. Collette, 1853, after E. de Frenne.