Jeu De Cartes Collection

Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy
BEN5469652 Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy
BEN5469651 Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Scene in an American farmhouse on a November night, mid 19th century. Family members playing cards at a table
FLO4646497 Scene in an American farmhouse on a November night, mid 19th century. Family members playing cards at a table, men smoking pipes, etc

The National Guards in the Guards, drinking with the cantiniere, liquor dealer and playing cards, smoking the pipe
FLO4718613 The National Guards in the Guards, drinking with the cantiniere, liquor dealer and playing cards, smoking the pipe, some are asleep - Eau forte after an illustration by Victor Auver

Une partie mouvementee. Chats en posture d'etre humain jouant aux cartes (mauvais joueur)
COI4130849 Une partie mouvementee. Chats en posture d'etre humain jouant aux cartes (mauvais joueur). Gravure du journal "Gazette des Enfants", 1895

Letter C Courage always pleases, and more than nonsense, the vile COUARDIE is rightly mocking. Engraving in " ABC
DUV4206537 Letter C Courage always pleases, and more than nonsense, the vile COUARDIE is rightly mocking. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

The players. Death and a black demon seem to fight on the player in green at the table
FLO4675857 The players. Death and a black demon seem to fight on the player in green at the table. Death has his bone hand on the man's throat, while the Demon grabs his hair

Four women dresses in fashion Regence Anglaise (1811-1820), playing cards in a candlelight interior (Bath)
FLO4565806 Four women dresses in fashion Regence Anglaise (1811-1820), playing cards in a candlelight interior (Bath, England) - Eau forte by Francis Eginton (1737-1805)

Republican Card Game, 1793
LSE4101316 Republican Card Game, 1793; Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Republican Card Game, 1793); Photo © Leonard de Selva.

English dandies playing whist with cheating cardsharps at a London house, 1820
FLO4662075 English dandies playing whist with cheating cardsharps at a London house, 1820. The gent at the mirror signalling to his fellow scam artists about the mark's hand

Card of the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan
BEN5468495 Card of the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Letter D: DOCILITE will soon be without repugnance when we have been through DESOBEENCE. Engraving in " ABC
DUV4206548 Letter D: DOCILITE will soon be without repugnance when we have been through DESOBEENCE. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Noble women of Senez, Provence, one riding sidesaddle with a page, and another walking with a boy (top)
FLO4644352 Noble women of Senez, Provence, one riding sidesaddle with a page, and another walking with a boy (top) and German women of the same era from Jost Amman's playing cards. 1560-1600

Their credulity is her only science. A fortune teller reads the cards for two credulous wonders in shawls and turbans
FLO4678060 Their credulity is her only science. A fortune teller reads the cards for two credulous wonders in shawls and turbans

Munito the wonder dog performing card tricks for a fashionable audience, 1815
FLO4677721 Munito the wonder dog performing card tricks for a fashionable audience, 1815. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesanger's Le Bon Genre, Paris

Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy
BEN5469613 Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Card of the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan
BEN5468520 Card of the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy
BEN5469620 Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Louis de Breze (1463-1531) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4934867 Louis de Breze (1463-1531) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

The card castle (URSS leaders), 1921 (illustration)
2392207 The card castle (URSS leaders), 1921 (illustration); (add.info.: History. Russia (USSR). "The card castle". USSR and his leaders: Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky

Tarot of Marseille: Roy of Deniers and Roy of Cup. Early 20th century (print)
8822167 Tarot of Marseille: Roy of Deniers and Roy of Cup. Early 20th century (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tarot cards from Marseille: Roy de Deniers and Roy de Coupe. Early 20th century)

Children building a house of cards on a table, 19th century. " The mid-calf length dresses allow girls to run
FLO4677774 Children building a house of cards on a table, 19th century. " The mid-calf length dresses allow girls to run and romp, while the pantalons preserve their modesty

Fancy dress costume of Cards, with dress of diamonds, clubs, headdress of cards, and heart shaped bodice
FLO4564961 Fancy dress costume of Cards, with dress of diamonds, clubs, headdress of cards, and heart shaped bodice. Handcoloured lithograph after a design by Leon Sault from " L'Art du

Tarot game of Epinal Imagery. End of the 19th century. Tarot game of Epinal Imagery. End of the 19th century
THT4429441 Tarot game of Epinal Imagery. End of the 19th century. Tarot game of Epinal Imagery. End of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Tarot game of Epinal Imagery. End of the 19th century)

Les Saltimbanks Painting by Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1874 - Clermont Ferrand
JLJ4600263 Les Saltimbanks Painting by Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1874 - Clermont Ferrand (Clermont-Ferrand), Musee d art Roger Quilliot by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Musee d Art Roger Quilliot

The Card Players, 1890 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4645685 The Card Players, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 47x57 cm; Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: The Card Players. Painting by Paul Cezanne (1839-1906 ), 1890

Love sleeping on a deaths head. Painting (Vanite) by Pieter Moninckx (1606 - 1686) Ec. Flam. 17th century
JLJ4592874 Love sleeping on a deaths head. Painting (Vanite) by Pieter Moninckx (1606 - 1686) Ec. Flam. 17th century. Oil on canvas. Dim: 0.33 X 0.53m

Nobles card players playing cards in a living room. Painting by Pierre Bergaigne (1652-1708) 1699 Arras
JLJ4646346 Nobles card players playing cards in a living room. Painting by Pierre Bergaigne (1652-1708) 1699 Arras, Musee Des Beaux Arts by Bergaigne, Pierre (1652-1708); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Arras

An evening at Madame X social meeting in the salon of a Parisian woman. Watercolour by Henry Monnier (1805-1877)
JLJ4584229 An evening at Madame X social meeting in the salon of a Parisian woman. Watercolour by Henry Monnier (1805-1877) 19th century by Monnier, Henri Bonaventure (1805-1877); Louvre, Paris

The skeleton of Death comes for Miss Mustard, one of the old Maiden Ladies playing cards in a parlour
FLO4690485 The skeleton of Death comes for Miss Mustard, one of the old Maiden Ladies playing cards in a parlour. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Officer of the Netherlands, 17th century, based on a painting by David Teniers the young (1610-1690)
FLO4616719 Officer of the Netherlands, 17th century, based on a painting by David Teniers the young (1610-1690), at the Musee du Louvre - Lithography based on an illustration by Edmond

The skeleton of Death fights with gentlemen gamblers in the Chance room at a London gaming club
FLO4690198 The skeleton of Death fights with gentlemen gamblers in the Chance room at a London gaming club. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Vanitas Still Life (Vanite) with deck of cards, instrument and skull
JLJ4602736 Vanitas Still Life (Vanite) with deck of cards, instrument and skull. Painting of the French School. 17th century

The End of the Game of Cards, 1865 (oil on panel)
WLT206777 The End of the Game of Cards, 1865 (oil on panel) by Meissonier, Jean-Louis Ernest (1815-91); 22.2x18 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; French, out of copyright

Four cards from a pack illustrated with propaganda scenes from the 1830 Revolution
XIR52284 Four cards from a pack illustrated with propaganda scenes from the 1830 Revolution, Paris, 1831 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Selection of playing cards relating to the 1830 Revolution, 1831 (coloured engraving)
XIR189517 Selection of playing cards relating to the 1830 Revolution, 1831 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

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Jeu de cartes, a timeless art captured on canvas. From the intense Card Players of 1890 to the cunning Cheaters in 1595, these oil paintings depict the allure and intrigue of this classic game. The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs reveals a masterful deception from the 17th century, while Les Saltimbanks by Gustave Dore transports us to an enchanting world of performers. Love sleeping on a deaths head reminds us of life's fragility, beautifully portrayed by Pieter Moninckx in the 17th century. Nobles card players gather in a lavish living room according to Pierre Bergaigne's masterpiece from 1699. An evening at Madame X social meeting captures the elegance and sophistication of Parisian society during the 19th century. The skeleton of Death interrupts Miss Mustard's card game, reminding us that even in leisurely pursuits, mortality looms. Officer of Netherlands showcases David Teniers' remarkable talent through lithography by Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard. In another depiction from Thomas Rowlandson's English Dance of Death series, Death engages gentlemen gamblers in a fierce battle within London gaming clubs. Vanitas Still Life presents an intriguing composition featuring cards, instruments, and skulls—a reminder that all earthly pleasures are fleeting. Lastly, The End of Game Cards concludes our journey with its poignant portrayal on panel from 1865. These artworks not only capture moments frozen in time but also offer glimpses into human nature and societal dynamics surrounding jeu de cartes throughout history.