Scenes adapted from playing cards. Drawings by E. Estridge, 1840.

  • Estridge, E., active approximately 1840.
Date:
1840
Reference:
780448i
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About this work

Description

Three cards from a complete pack, in which the printed face sides have been altered in pen and ink to create contemporary scenes

Publication/Creation

1840

Physical description

3 mixed media works : colour lithographs, with pen and ink ; sheets 2.5 x 3.5 cm

Contributors

Reference

Wellcome Collection 780448i

Contents

1. 2 Spades: "Science": two pugilists fighting
2. 10 Hearts: "Post mortem": nine people seated around a table on which a corpse is lying
3. 3 Diamonds: "To Guys": a person being carried on a stretcher by two men

Creator/production credits

In the complete pack, each of the Queens, Kings and Knaves was marked with a letter or number spelling out "E. Estridge, 1840". The cards bear the manufacturer's name of Hardy and Sons (fl. ca. 1784-1840)

Type/Technique

Languages

Subjects

Holdings

  • three cards

Where to find it

  • 2 Spades: "Science"

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    780448i.1

  • 10 Hearts: "Post mortem"

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    780448i.2

  • 3 Diamonds: "To Guys"

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    780448i.3

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