A ruse a ruse, or, Symptoms of legerdemain [graphic]

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Description

Title
A ruse a ruse, or, Symptoms of legerdemain [graphic]
Alternative Title
Symptoms of legerdemain
Contributor
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created
[1837]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Published by S.W. Fores, 41, Piccadilly
Abstract

Men are sitting around a table playing cards, one is looking at his cards under the table and two others are having a discussion

"Four men sitting around a table playing cards, the one on the left saying 'I'll bet my partner turns up an Ace or King', while two bystanders say 'Don't you see the mark' and 'The old trick'."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title from text below image.
Signed with the initials of an unidentified printmaker "I.H." in lower right corner.
Impression in the British Museum is annotated with the date "1837," and also includes identifications of the two depicted figures as "Sir W. Inglesby" (left) and "Lord de Roos" (right). See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.9526.
"No. 16."--Upper right corner.
Provenance
From the Ricky Jay collection. Sold at Forum Auctions, 27 February 2025, lot 22, to Jarndyce for The Lewis Walpole Library.
Extent
1 print : image 22.8 x 33 cm, on sheet 26.7 x 35 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
837.00.00.44

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1837
Lithographs England London 1837
Material
lithograph ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Amcotts-Ingilby, William, Sir, 1783-1854
Fitzgerald-de Ros, Henry William, 1793-1839
Subject (Topic)
Card games
Tables
Smoking
Cheating
Subjects
Amcotts-Ingilby, William, Sir, 1783-1854 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fitzgerald-de Ros, Henry William, 1793-1839 > Caricatures and cartoons
Card games
Tables
Smoking
Cheating
England > 1837
England > London > 1837
Jay, Ricky > Ownership

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public

Identifiers

Catalog Record
17651209
Object ID (OID)
33330175

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