Queen of Spades, Marie, Tsarina of Russia, playing card

A hand-colored lithographed playing card shows a crowned woman in a white lace-tiered gown and a red and gold velvet mantle with a blue sash. She stands beside a carved chair, with a red cushion and crown at left, and a large black spade symbol at top.

Artist

B.P. Grimaud

Date

1858

Medium

Lithograph on glazed paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1322 × 1920 px

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