Print Description
The sheet consists of a grid of court cards (kings, queens, and jacks) with traditional Flemish woodcut designs. Each figure is colored by hand in a limited but vivid palette. The cards include kings holding scepters, queens holding flowers, and jacks with weapons or staffs. The figures wear historical attire typical of the period.
Made by an anonymous engraver/artist.
Medium: Woodcut with hand coloring on wove (velin) paper.
Sheet size: 31 x 35 cm (12.2 x 13.78 inch). Image size: 30 x 34 cm. (11.81 x 13.39 inch).
Condition: good, given age. The sheet is in good condition, with some signs of aging around the edges and minor smudges of color. The hand coloring remains vivid. There are no major tears or damage, though some uneven inking is typical of woodcuts of this period. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
FLEMISH PLAYING CARDS, 18TH CENTURY, HAND-COLORED, WOODCUT, GENT, GAND, 1795, ANTIQUE CARDS, PLAYING CARD SHEET, HISTORICAL CARDS, COURT CARDS, TRADITIONAL PLAYING CARDS | PCO-A8-03
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Origially printed in Gent, ca. 1795. This is a later 19th.c. ed.
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