Alexander Lacauchie

After ALEXANDER LACAUCHIE (1814-1881)

Indiens jouant au ballon avec le pied  c.1840

engraving

3¾ x 4¼ ins (9.5 x 10.8 cm)

Lacauchie was a French artist and illustrator, working from the 1830s to the 1850s. This image is a plate from France Pittoresque. It shows natives playing a variation of football, probably in the French West Indies.