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playing-card
Object Type
print
playing-card
Museum number
1877,1013.1003
Description
Playing-card, the king of lions, from a complete unmounted pack of 52 playing-cards acquired at different times. The suits in this pack are parrots (for hearts), monkeys (for acorns), peacocks (for leaves), and lions (for bells). c.1550 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Virgil Solis
School/style
German
Production date
1550
(circa)
Production place
Published in:
Nuremberg
(?)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
93 millimetres
Width:
56 millimetres
(cropped)
Curator's comments
For comment see 1854,1113.206. 1877,1013.1002 is omitted in the sequence, it was mistakenly entered in the register as the queen of lions, which in Willshire German 156 is instead represented by 1854,1113.179.
Bibliographic references
Hollstein / German engravings, etchings and woodcuts c.1400-1700
(1038)
Willshire 1876 / A Descriptive Catalogue of Playing and other Cards in the British Museum
(German 156)
(cf.)
Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur
(IX.282.300-351)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
mammal
king/queen
equestrian
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Edward Daniell
Acquisition date
1877
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1877,1013.1003