Hand-colored playing card showing a man in blue military uniform with red sash and white fur-trimmed cloak, beside a green table and crown, with a club symbol.

Napoleon III as King of Clubs, playing card from Jeu Imperial, 1858

A hand-colored card shows a standing man in a blue military coat with gold epaulettes, a red sash, and white breeches and tall black boots. A white fur-trimmed mantle falls behind him beside a draped green table holding a crown, and a club symbol appears in the upper left corner.

Artist: B.P. Grimaud
Date: 1858
Medium: Lithograph on glazed paper
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 1322 × 1920 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1858).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

19th century 1850s 1858 lithograph hand-coloured military uniform playing card napoleon iii second empire fur mantle jeu imperial grimaud