Design for a Playing Card: Queen of Spades

A standing queen in a golden crown and sheer veil wears a white gown under a blue mantle edged with jeweled bands. She holds a red book against a pale cream ground framed by a thin border. Graphite, brush and watercolor; a faint spade shape appears in the upper corner.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1825–1850

Medium

Graphite, brush and watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2121 × 2880 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum