The artwork titled “Billiards. A Double Carom” is created by the artist Currier and Ives, dating back to the year 1874. It belongs to the Romanticism art movement and is categorized under the genre of caricature. This piece is part of the “Billiards” series.
In the artwork, three men are seen engaging in a heated exchange around a billiards table. Two of the men at the center are involved in a physical altercation, with one grabbing the other by the face and the other holding up a billiards cue aggressively. An onlooker at the left appears alarmed, perhaps attempting to intervene with a cue in hand. The setting is a billiards room, as evidenced by the table, balls, and cues, rendered in a detailed manner that adds to the humorous yet intense scene depicted.