Engraving

Playing Card

21388

From: Holland | Antwerp

Curatorial Section: Historic

Object Number 21388
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Dutch
Provenience Holland | Antwerp
Creator Alexander Mayer
Date Made pre 1594
Section Historic
Materials Paper
Technique Engraving
Iconography Soldiers
Description

Set of 12 engravings of face cards from a pack of engraved silver cards in Musee Royaux des Art Decoratifs ed Industrial, Brussels. Card bear the monogram of Alexander Mair / Mayer, a German artist died 1594.

Pictures of soldiers, Black on white.

Credit Line Gift of Joseph Destree, 1898
Other Number 2875 - Maker Number

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