1592999943000 1331115464000 Temporary Record object-186291 1747159856464 1696250455000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-186291 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186291 ecb34b7a-32fc-3c8c-89e0-3044dd7bd09c 5 reference term-98032 adlib-term-98032 82c0807b-e8e4-3d5c-ac68-1a6390880fea print Height mm 91 Width mm 60 Sheet Paintings, Drawings and Prints A portrait of Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736). His partnership with the Duke of Marlborough during the War of Spanish Succession secured victories against the French on the fields of Blenheim (1704), Oudenarde (1708), and Malplaquet (1709) and with his cousin, Victor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy, at the Siege of Turin in 1706. 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(36) 1 accession number P.13064-R(36) 186291 priref 186291 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186291 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186291 plate lower centre printed Prince Eugene of Savoy / born October 18. 1663. 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-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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