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Playing cards, 16th century?, (1849). Creator: Bisson & Cottard.
2-704-308 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images
Playing cards, 16th century?, (1849). Jacks, kings and queens from a set of cards. One of the queens is Roxane, wife of Alexander the Great, and King David is shown with his harp. 19th century illustration after a manuscript in the Bibliotheque Royale. From Volume 2 of "Le Moyen Age Et La Renaissance", (The Middle Ages and the Renaissance), edited by Paul Lacroix, artistic direction by Ferdinand Seré [Paris, 1849]
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- Bisson & Cottard, attributed to: French: Engravers, artists
After
- Unknown: :
- Hermann Wilhelm Soltau: German: Artist
Subject
- Roxanna: Bactrian, Sogdian: Princess, wife of Alexander the Great
- King David: Judean: King of Judaea and Israel
People Related
- Paul Lacroix: French: Author, writer
- Ferdinand Sere: French: Author, art historian, archaeologist
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3382x4525
File Size : 44,835kb
Aliases
- 0580029075
- 2-704-308
- 2704308