Queen of Spades playing card, late 19th century

A lithographed playing card shows a woman in silver plate armor and a flowing blue gown patterned with gold fleurs-de-lis, holding an axe and pointing forward. A large black spade appears at upper left, with a castle and towers behind her on a dusty ground.

Artist

E. Le Tellier

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Lithograph on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1958 × 2798 px

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