Old painting "The Chess Players" in pencil on paper, 19th century.

Crayons on paper mounted on canvas. English school, 19th century. Signed bottom left DP Anker. In a dark inn, with the female innkeeper figure on the left, busy filling a glass, two customers are engaged in a game of chess, while a third observes them closely. The light is focused on the players' table, the focal point of the scene. The painting is presented in a gilded frame from the late 19th century.