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Playing cards
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Playing cards

Jan Hendrik de Lange · 1787 - 1822 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Sheet with 36 playing cards (floskaarten) depicting figures with different professions and social positions. The last image shows Death. Below each depiction a caption. Numbered top right: No. 52.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
card gameprintpopular printSocial Positionplaying-cardsnobility and patriciatechivalry, knighthood
Credit lineFloskaartjes. 1787 - 1822. Jan Hendrik de Lange. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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