Lot Essay
The design for these cards are purported to have been taken from Cotta's Karten Almanach and are said to be the fourth issue for the year 1808, published at Tubingen
Details
A deck of 52 stipple engraved cards, the court cards coloured by hand with figures representing personages from ancient Rome, Greece and Asia Minor, the suit of spades is illustrated with the Viennese story of 'Beatrice' or, 'Disappointment in Love', German, circa 1808.
Literature
See Fournier Museum Catalogue p. 177. No. 62.