Harvard Art Museums > M25044: Sheet of Playing Cards (with reversed orientation) Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sheet of Playing Cards (with reversed orientation) (Unidentified Artist) , M25044,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 01, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/171259. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M25044 People Unidentified Artist Title Sheet of Playing Cards (with reversed orientation) Other Titles Alternate Title: kings, queens, jacks Classification Prints Work Type print Date c. 1725 Culture British? Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/171259 Physical Descriptions Technique Woodcut Dimensions sheet: 41 x 33 cm (16 1/8 x 13 in.) Inscriptions and Marks watermark: on all sheets, paper: The mark is that popularly known as "Pro Patria" (also "Tuin," Garden of Holland, Maid of Dordrecht); the countermark is GR surmounted by a crown and surrounded by a laurel wreath, within a circle. This type of mark, geberally speaking, dates from the mid to late 18th c. Gravell records its use in the United States from the late 18th to the early 19th c. It is generally considered to be of Dutch manufacture, frequently for the English market. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Harvard Map Collection Accession Year 2001 Object Number M25044 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Related Works M25045 Unidentified Artist Sheet of Playing Cards (with extra jacks) Prints Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
