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He was the grandson of Louis XIV of France and claimed the crown of Spain in 1700, following Charles II of Spain's death-bed alteration of his will to favour the Bourbon Duke. \nFrom a complete pack of 52 playing-cards commemorating the victories of the Duke of Marlborough in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Spades satirise the French and Austrian enemy, the other three suits represent scenes from the campaigns, mostly in the Netherlands, also in Spain and Belgium; the aces, court and some numeral cards are portraits or satirical or allegorical scenes.\nA museum catalogue card is included with the pack and pasted with a printed cutting from a sale catalogue, which has been crossed out in graphite: 'CARDS, A Pack of 52 Curious old Engraved Cards \/ representing Humourous and Comical Scenes, Military \/ Portraits of Blucher, Wellington, etc. National Emblematic Figures etc. engraved by L. OSIANDER, scarce'. A graphite inscription written on the card below: 'Pack of 52 line-engraved cards, of historical scenes & personages relating to the War of the Spanish Succession.'. The verso is blank.\nThe pack of cards and catalogue card are contained inside a folded manilla envelope inscribed in ink in a calligraphic hand: 'Marlborough's Victories \/ A pack of 52 cards \/ Reproduced in _Playing Cards [of various ages and countries] \/ selected from the collection of Lady Charlotte Schreiber_, Vol. 1, plates \/ 35-38 \/ See also _BM Satires_, vol. II \/ nos. 1342-4, 1429, 1435, 1452, 1461, 1491, 1492, 1543, 1544, 1557, \/ 1560-5, 1576, 1585'."}],"identifier":[{"accession_number":"P.13064-R(13)","primary":true,"type":"accession number","value":"P.13064-R(13)"},{"priref":"186271","type":"priref","value":"186271"},{"date":[{"earliest":1873,"latest":1873,"value":"1873"}],"source":"British Museum Satires, vol. 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