[Designs for Georgian playing cards] [art original].

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Description

Title: [Designs for Georgian playing cards] [art original].
Published / Created: [between 1800 and 1820?]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Three playing cards, or transformation cards, drawn in pen and ink by an unidentified artist, showing caricatured figures using the shape of the pip, only hearts or diamonds (red watercolor) in this incomplete set. One of the cards (two hearts) features two gentlemen meeting. The other two cards (three of diamonds) feature a lady with a fan and two gentleman in one card; the other incomplete, has a lady with a fan and only one gentleman
Description: In English.
Title from dealer's description.
Cards appear to have been removed from an album; remains of paper and glue are present on verso of each card.
Provenance: Purchased from Dean Cooke Rare Books, August 2022.
Extent: 3 drawings : sheets approximately 6.3 x 9.3 mm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English