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| Keywords: Jean Henri Marlet Das berühmte Schachspiel zwischen Howard Staunton und Pierre Charles Fourrier Saint-Amant 1843.jpg The Famous Chess Match between Howard Staunton and Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant on 16 December 1843 Jean-Henri Marlet depicts the 19th game in a chess match between Howard Staunton and Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant which took place on 16 December 1843 Howard Staunton 1810 � 1874 was a British actor and Shakespeare scholar He only learnt to play chess at the age of 20 and between 1843 and 1851 was regarded as the world �s best player Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant 1800 � 1872 was a secretary in the Paris city government He was the leading French chess master and publisher of the chess periodical Le Palamède In the summer of 1843 Saint-Amant won a match against Howard Staunton in London Consequently Staunton challenged Saint-Amant to a further match in November/December 1843 in the famous Parisian chess coffee house Café de la Régence This match was regarded as the unofficial world championship Of 21 games Staunton won 11 lost 6 and drew 4 times - A lithograph of this painting by Alexandre Leemlein 1812 � 1871 also exists although Leemlein altered several of the famous personalities depicted causing quite an uproar 1843 �45 oil on canvas Size cm 91 5 71 object history Vienna auction house Dorotheum 16th October 2013 Lot 1133 exhibition history credit line http //www dorotheum com/en/fr/auction-detail/auction-10224-tableaux-du-xixeme-siecle/lot-1580263-jean-henri-marlet html Dorotheum accession number PD-100 DEFAULTSORT 1843 Zweikampf Jean Henry Marlet Howard Staunton Pierre Saint-Amant Café de la Régence Paris 1840s oil on canvas paintings in France Paintings of Parisian café interiors Urban life paintings of Paris Cafés in art Chess players in art Chess match Chandeliers in art Chandeliers in Paris 19th-century chess players 1843 in Paris 1843 paintings Images from Dorotheum | ||||
