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Game Board – Dreyfus Affair – France, 1898
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Game Board – Dreyfus Affair – France, 1898
Regle Du Jeu de L'Affaire Dreyfus et de la Verite [The Dreyfus affair and the truth]. Mechanical-print of the board by Sceaux-imp. E. Charane, France, [1898]. Game board. The winner is the one who reaches the truth. The game was created by supporters of Dreyfus and is based on the French proverb that "The truth lies at the bottom of the well". Different figures related to the Dreyfus affair appear in the squares of the board.
60X45 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks, spotting, professionally restored tears. Mounted on paper for restoration.
See: Dreyfus Affair, Art, truth and Justice, edited by Norman Kleeblatt, 1991, p.181.
