1593000236000 1536161096000 Standard Record object-225223 1753812207358 1711457664000 1753812119276 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-225223 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/225223 2747f62e-4208-30bf-bcb4-3c8c66275e8a 6 reference term-98032 adlib-term-98032 82c0807b-e8e4-3d5c-ac68-1a6390880fea print Paintings, Drawings and Prints 20 uncoloured, uncut woodcuts of Spanish playing cards, one of two identical large sheets printed in the late-nineteenth century from an old woodblock onto white laid paper. See also P.14640-R. P.14639-R is in slightly better condition than P.14640-R. A printed inscription at the top of the sheet: 'Cartes Espagnoles. / Epreuve tirée sur le bois original donné à M. le Dr Max. Michelin par M. Fanjoux, sous-préfet de Nogent-sur-Seine'; trans.: 'Printed from the original woodblock given to Dr. Max. Michelin by M. Fanjoux, sub-prefect of Nogent-sur-Seine (north central France)'. The cards represented from the four suits of Clubs (bastos), Swords (espadas), Cups (copas) and Coins (oros) are, from top row, left to right: Knight (Caballo) of Clubs (on horseback), King (Rey) of Clubs, Jack (Sota) of Swords, Knight (Caballo) of Swords (on horseback), King (Rey) of Swords; Second row, left to right: Knight (Caballo) of Coins (on horseback), Jack (Sota) of Cups, Knight (Caballo) of Cups (on horseback), King (Rey) of Cups, Jack (Sota) of Clubs; Third row, left to right: Ace of Clubs, Ace of Coins (which contains the coat of arms of the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile 1492-1504), Jack (Sota) of Coins, King (Rey) of Coins, Ace of Cups; Fourth row, left to right: Seven of Swords (straight swords typical of Spanish suits), Eight of Swords, Ace of Swords, Nine of Swords, Six of Swords. The paper is watermarked: 'D & C BLAUW' with a laurel wreath containing a roman numeral 'IV'. The watermark relates to the Dutch paper makers, Dirk and Cornelis Blauw and is commonly seen on paper used for prints by artists in France during the second half of nineteenth century. The British Museum also has an impression. See: 1896,0501.1549. P.14639-R 1 accession number P.14639-R 225223 priref 225223 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/225223 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/225223 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum unknown reference agent-161926 adlib-agent-161926 86919954-05dc-38f8-8246-d58fdb3b58cb unknown printmaker reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown publisher reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown height 512mm x width 390mm reference term-106853 adlib-term-106853 25492eb4-1164-35eb-8dce-3601486f3415 19th Century reference term-94829 adlib-term-94829 7f4ebbd8-99be-3d4c-91b4-0632f2758469 playing card reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference term-8412 adlib-term-8412 5af93485-f826-34a6-87af-89a6851736d7 Spanish

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