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"Playing Cards: A Journey Through Art, History, and Entertainment" Step into the enchanting world as we explore their rich history and captivating imagery

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Woman with playing cards and the nine of spades (colour litho)

Woman with playing cards and the nine of spades (colour litho)
6031634 Woman with playing cards and the nine of spades (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with playing cards and the nine of spades)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Mammon, 1906 (oil on canvas) [LDUCS-5260]

Mammon, 1906 (oil on canvas) [LDUCS-5260]
5853933 Mammon, 1906 (oil on canvas) [LDUCS-5260] by Adams, Elinor Proby (active from c.1908-d.1945); 128.8x153.7 cm; UCL Art Museum, University College London, UK; eUCL Art Museum

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Jacquemin Gringonneur, French painter (chromolitho)

Jacquemin Gringonneur, French painter (chromolitho)
1094400 Jacquemin Gringonneur, French painter (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacquemin Gringonneur)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Trompe l Oeil Letter Rack (oil on canvas)

Trompe l Oeil Letter Rack (oil on canvas)
781584 Trompe l Oeil Letter Rack (oil on canvas) by Helbigk, Jacob Heinrich (fl.1690-1726); 83.7x67.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; German, out of copyright

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Go bring the rabble, O er whom I give thee power, here to this place

Go bring the rabble, O er whom I give thee power, here to this place
3260674 Go bring the rabble, O er whom I give thee power, here to this place, Frontispiece from William Shakespeares The Tempest, pub

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: The Trial of the Knave of Hearts, from Alices Adventures In Wonderland And Through

The Trial of the Knave of Hearts, from Alices Adventures In Wonderland And Through
2657673 The Trial of the Knave of Hearts, from Alices Adventures In Wonderland And Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There, by Lewis Carroll (1832 - 98)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Une Partie de Piquet (A Game of Piquet) (colour litho)

Une Partie de Piquet (A Game of Piquet) (colour litho)
3098576 Une Partie de Piquet (A Game of Piquet) (colour litho) by Boutigny, Paul Emile (1854-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Partie de Piquet (A Game of Piquet)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Napoleon consulting the fortune teller Marie Anne Lenormand (chromolitho)

Napoleon consulting the fortune teller Marie Anne Lenormand (chromolitho)
3100706 Napoleon consulting the fortune teller Marie Anne Lenormand (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: What is your Fortune, my Pretty Maid? (engraving)

What is your Fortune, my Pretty Maid? (engraving)
1615027 What is your Fortune, my Pretty Maid? (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What is your Fortune, my Pretty Maid)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: To Arms! The Game interrupted (engraving)

To Arms! The Game interrupted (engraving)
1610975 To Arms! The Game interrupted (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Arms! The Game interrupted)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: In the trenches before Petersburg (engraving)

In the trenches before Petersburg (engraving)
PNP269212 In the trenches before Petersburg (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: The Gipsy

The Gipsy
LLM338640 The Gipsy by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gipsy. Paynes Universum (1847).); © Look and Learn

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Princely Amusements or The Humors of the Family, 1812 (coloured engraving)

Princely Amusements or The Humors of the Family, 1812 (coloured engraving)
LMG162289 Princely Amusements or The Humors of the Family, 1812 (coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: The Whist Party (colour litho)

The Whist Party (colour litho)
STC188392 The Whist Party (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Partie de Whist a Quatre Sous; ); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: William Humphrey Wykeham (1734-83) and Richard Wykeham (1739-1805) (oil on canvas)

William Humphrey Wykeham (1734-83) and Richard Wykeham (1739-1805) (oil on canvas)
LCF223116 William Humphrey Wykeham (1734-83) and Richard Wykeham (1739-1805) (oil on canvas) by Phelps, Richard (fl.1764); 125.7x123.8 cm; Trustees of Leeds Castle Foundation, Maidstone, Kent

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Portrait of Madame Marie Therese Rodet Geoffrin (1699-1777) 1746 (red chalk on paper)

Portrait of Madame Marie Therese Rodet Geoffrin (1699-1777) 1746 (red chalk on paper)
CHT169019 Portrait of Madame Marie Therese Rodet Geoffrin (1699-1777) 1746 (red chalk on paper) by Cochin, Charles Nicolas II (1715-90); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: A Dutch Lodging House

A Dutch Lodging House
BAL37066 A Dutch Lodging House by Rainey, William (1852-1936); Private Collection; Waterhouse & Dodd, London, UK; English

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: French Seventeenth-century heraldic playing cards, c. 1658 (hand-coloured engraved cards

French Seventeenth-century heraldic playing cards, c. 1658 (hand-coloured engraved cards
985766 French Seventeenth-century heraldic playing cards, c.1658 (hand-coloured engraved cards, cardboard) by Brianville, Claude Orance Fine de (1608-76); 8.8x5.6 (each)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: A Gentleman cheating at Cards with an elderly Lady in a sumptous Interior

A Gentleman cheating at Cards with an elderly Lady in a sumptous Interior
827839 A Gentleman cheating at Cards with an elderly Lady in a sumptous Interior, (oil on canvas) by Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-61); 41.6x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: The Card Players, 1919 (oil on canvas)

The Card Players, 1919 (oil on canvas)
1769233 The Card Players, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Rockline, Vera (1896-1934); 64x50.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Card Players. Vera Rockline (1896-1934). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1919

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: The Card Players, 1905 (oil on canvas)

The Card Players, 1905 (oil on canvas)
1767707 The Card Players, 1905 (oil on canvas) by Mora, Francis Luis (1874-1940); 35.6x25.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Card Players. Francis Luis Mora (1874-1940). Oil on canvas

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: The Card Players, (oil on canvas)

The Card Players, (oil on canvas)
658311 The Card Players, (oil on canvas) by Andrews, Henry (fl 1830-d.1868); 96.5x127 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Card Players. Henry Andrews (active 1830-1860). Oil on canvas

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Woman with playing cards and the Jack of Diamonds (colour litho)

Woman with playing cards and the Jack of Diamonds (colour litho)
6031642 Woman with playing cards and the Jack of Diamonds (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with playing cards and the Jack of Diamonds)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Woman with playing cards and the Queen of Clubs (colour litho)

Woman with playing cards and the Queen of Clubs (colour litho)
6031641 Woman with playing cards and the Queen of Clubs (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with playing cards and the Queen of Clubs)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Woman with playing cards and the five of diamonds (colour litho)

Woman with playing cards and the five of diamonds (colour litho)
6031639 Woman with playing cards and the five of diamonds (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with playing cards and the five of diamonds)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Lady Diana Russell as a Child (oil on canvas)

Lady Diana Russell as a Child (oil on canvas)
WES32296 Lady Diana Russell as a Child (oil on canvas) by English School, (17th century); The Trustees of the Weston Park Foundation

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Deck of cards with scenes from the reign of Queen Anne, 1704 (engraving)

Deck of cards with scenes from the reign of Queen Anne, 1704 (engraving)
XJF128056 Deck of cards with scenes from the reign of Queen Anne, 1704 (engraving) by English School; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Fish Pool playing card (engraving)

Fish Pool playing card (engraving)
XJF128051 Fish Pool playing card (engraving) by English School; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Rien ne va plus, front cover of Le Rire Rouge

Rien ne va plus, front cover of Le Rire Rouge
STC195063 Rien ne va plus, front cover of Le Rire Rouge, 21 November 1915 (colour litho) by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Logic in a debtors prison being visited by Tom and Jerry

Logic in a debtors prison being visited by Tom and Jerry
GHL13034 Logic in a debtors prison being visited by Tom and Jerry, from Life in London by Pierce Egan, 1821-22 (coloured aquatint) by Cruikshank

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: The Young Cavaliers

The Young Cavaliers
BAL13240 The Young Cavaliers by Boonen, Arnold (1669-1729); Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: The Trickster

The Trickster
DUN53482 The Trickster by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); University of Dundee, Scotland, UK; eUniversity of Dundee Fine Art Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: A child looking at pictures in a book

A child looking at pictures in a book
PWI83581 A child looking at pictures in a book by Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne Louis (1767-1824); Musee Girodet, Montargis, France; ePeter Willi; French, out of copyright

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: The Card Players, c. 1620s (oil on canvas)

The Card Players, c. 1620s (oil on canvas)
LST204705 The Card Players, c.1620s (oil on canvas) by Coster, Adam de (c.1586-1643); 96x124.5 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Peter denying Christ

Peter denying Christ
LLM339806 Peter denying Christ by Cellarius, Andreas (c.1596-1665) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peter denying Christ. Bible (James Hagger, c 1860)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Pass Time: cavalry rest, campaign sketches (litho)

Pass Time: cavalry rest, campaign sketches (litho)
AQS336777 Pass Time: cavalry rest, campaign sketches (litho) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; eCourtesy

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: The election game: turning the cards, 19th century (litho)

The election game: turning the cards, 19th century (litho)
AQS336764 The election game: turning the cards, 19th century (litho) by American School, (19th century); 26.3x23 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Three playing cards commemorating the heroes of July 1830, 1831 (coloured engraving)

Three playing cards commemorating the heroes of July 1830, 1831 (coloured engraving)
XIR371987 Three playing cards commemorating the heroes of July 1830, 1831 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Title Page, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub. 1907 (litho)

Title Page, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub. 1907 (litho)
3471634 Title Page, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub.1907 (litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Lewis Carroll)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: The Queen turned angrily away from him and said to the Knave, 'Turn them over'

The Queen turned angrily away from him and said to the Knave, "Turn them over"
3471604 The Queen turned angrily away from him and said to the Knave, " Turn them over", from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: 'I should play a diamond', from Around the World in Eighty Days

"I should play a diamond", from Around the World in Eighty Days
3501809 " I should play a diamond", from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Adolphe FranAzois Pannemaker (1822-1900), 1873 (engraving) by Benett

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: The X. mas Academics / A Combination Game at Whist, 1773 (engraving)

The X. mas Academics / A Combination Game at Whist, 1773 (engraving)
2972974 The X.mas Academics / A Combination Game at Whist, 1773 (engraving) by Bunbury, Henry William (1750-1811) (after); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Precocity, 1827 (litho)

Precocity, 1827 (litho)
1272190 Precocity, 1827 (litho) by Johnston, David Claypoole (1799-1865); 18x24.3 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Lith)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Off with her head, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland

Off with her head, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland
2657686 Off with her head, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1832 - 98), published 1891 (engraving) by Tenniel

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: A Christmas Adventure, in Four Tableaux (engraving)

A Christmas Adventure, in Four Tableaux (engraving)
1591647 A Christmas Adventure, in Four Tableaux (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Christmas Adventure, in Four Tableaux)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Doubtful Fortune - We Knnow We re Cheated, Yet Would Fain Believe, (oil on panel)

Doubtful Fortune - We Knnow We re Cheated, Yet Would Fain Believe, (oil on panel)
659771 Doubtful Fortune - We Knnow We re Cheated, Yet Would Fain Believe, (oil on panel) by Solomon, Abraham (1824-62); 40.7x31.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePlaying Cards Collection: Detail of an extremely rare set of 52 playing cards engraved in the four Italian suits

Detail of an extremely rare set of 52 playing cards engraved in the four Italian suits
CH469703 Detail of an extremely rare set of 52 playing cards engraved in the four Italian suits, Augsburg, 1616 (parcel gilt silver) (see also 469700 to 469704) by Froemmer



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"Playing Cards: A Journey Through Art, History, and Entertainment" Step into the enchanting world as we explore their rich history and captivating imagery. From Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a quaint village landscape to Les Saltimbanques' vibrant oil on canvas masterpiece, these cards have transcended time. The King of Hearts from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. Playing cards (c1940) exudes regal charm, while the Queen of Hearts captivates with her elegance and grace. The King of Spades adds an air of mystery and intrigue to the deck. Intriguingly, soldiers found solace amidst chaos during World War I by engaging in card games in the trenches. This poignant image captured by an unknown creator (c1916) reminds us that even in times of strife, simple pleasures can bring comfort. The Jack of Hearts from a vintage Goodall & Son Ltd. Deck (c1940) invites us into a world where love is always at stake. Meanwhile, the Ace of Hearts symbolizes new beginnings and endless possibilities. Travel back to 1874 with "Les Saltimbanques, " where performers entertain under colorful tents against a backdrop filled with wonderment. And let's not forget "Skinning the Lamb" (c1910), which showcases skillful hands engaged in an age-old tradition. The King of Diamonds reigns supreme with his majestic presence from another Goodall & Son Ltd. Deck (c1940). His allure is matched only by "The Fortune Teller" (1899), whose mystical gaze holds secrets waiting to be unveiled. Lastly, journey back to October 26th, 1787 - witness a lively Cribbage Party disrupted by a Press Gang in St Giles District through vivid imagination alone. They have become more than just tools for entertainment; they are windows into different eras and cultures—a testament to the enduring power of art and human connection.