TW427280 A Lesson in Chess, 1931-c.1933 (oil on canvas) by Mainds, Allan Douglass (1881-1945); 145.2x144.8 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: This large picture shows the artist\'s family in their Glasgow home. Unlike a usual portrait painting, the sitters are turned towards each other, intent on their game of chess. Japanese prints on pale walls and the blue-and-white china in the cabinet are characteristic of artistic middle-class interiors at this time;); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British, out of copyright.