"Bernard Boutet de Monvel" 1994 Needlepoint Backgammon Boards Frontispiece drawing by the author

Frontispiece drawing by the author of the Frenchman thought to have introduced craps to North America

and with a pressure perhaps less than that of a pencil on paper

identified by title

is given in each case

the Golden Lion

"Bernard Boutet de Monvel" 1994 Needlepoint Backgammon Boards Frontispiece drawing by the authorw 47 platesw 91 lotsPrinted in an edition of 2,500 copies Barry Friedman Ltd. 1994 Scroll Down for (15) Additional Scans: Bernard Boutet de Monvel (9 August 1881 28 October 1949) was a French painter, sculptor, engraver, fashion illustrator and interior decorator. Although first known for his etchings, he earned notability for his paintings, especially his geometric paintings from the 1900s and his Moroccan paintings made during World War I. In both