Caption:
A masked ball, 17th century. Men in costumes and masks dance with torches in front of a fireplace in a rustic hall. Some as frigures from the Commedia dell'arte. Un bal masque au XVIIe siecle. After an engraving by Jean Mariette. Lithograph from Henry Rene dAllemagnes Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906.