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Claude Auguste Berey  (1651–1732)  wikidata:Q2976920
 
Description French calligrapher, printmaker and printseller
Date of birth/death 1651 Edit this at Wikidata 1732 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Paris
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artist QS:P170,Q2976920
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Anne Chabot de Rohan Princesse de Soubise (1663-1709) with Peg Solitaire, portrait painting, 1697. This is the first known document proving the existence of that game.
Date 1697
date QS:P571,+1697-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium engraving
References https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1871-1209-2579
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current22:11, 13 May 2010Thumbnail for version as of 22:11, 13 May 20102,460 × 3,333 (3.09 MB)Annielogue (talk | contribs)Better definition. Date clearly 1697 Category:Puzzles Category:Games
07:05, 2 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 07:05, 2 March 2006222 × 374 (21 KB)I.R. Annie IP. (talk | contribs){{Information| |Description = Anne Chabot de Rohan Princesse de Soubise (1663-1709) with Peg Solitaire, portrait painting by Berey, 1687. This is the first ever document proving the existence of that game. |Source = |Date = 1687 |Author = Berey, Claude-A

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