1592999943000 1331113739000 Temporary Record object-186277 1747159856761 1696250450000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-186277 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186277 80449965-8556-3f81-b579-ae3cf7ccb25f 5 reference term-98032 adlib-term-98032 82c0807b-e8e4-3d5c-ac68-1a6390880fea print Height mm 91 Width mm 60 Sheet Paintings, Drawings and Prints Depicts the Duke of Marlborough mounted on his charger and references the moment a canonball is said to have landed at the feet of his horse during the Battle of Blenheim. From 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. A 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. The 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'. P.13064-R(23) 1 accession number P.13064-R(23) 186277 priref 186277 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186277 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186277 plate lower centre printed August 2d 1704 the French and Bav= / arians beaten at Hocstet by ye D. of / Marlboro where they lost 30000 Men / beside all their Cannon 128 Ensigns / 35 Standards, et. c. inscription reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference agent-151972 adlib-agent-151972 a004cfc5-52e8-3956-a6a6-7c2db8044ad8 Perceval, Spencer George 1923 1923 1923 bequeathed 1715 CE 1715 Another set: BM 1841,0508.4-55 is dated 1710-1725 circa 1715 printmaker reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown reference term-106400 adlib-term-106400 3e80c102-1483-3c39-b2f4-67e333d653d8 18th Century reference term-39414 adlib-term-39414 75a50d88-be7c-3006-9062-39aeed1c91b7 pasteboard reference term-94829 adlib-term-94829 7f4ebbd8-99be-3d4c-91b4-0632f2758469 playing card 1 reference object-186256 adlib-object-186256 c86a7bc8-42e8-322b-9fcc-c23ed5a148c4

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