Charles-Joseph Panckoucke (1736–1798) - French Playing Cards by Pierret – Hand-Colored Engraving (1792)
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Artist: Charles-Joseph Panckoucke; Title: French Playing Cards by Pierret – Hand-Colored Engraving (1792); approximately 25 cm by 20 cm, hand-coloured engraving on paper from France in the Realism style, depicting an architectural theme and in good condition, not signed, 18th century.
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"Jeu de Cartes" presents a decorative study of French playing cards by the Parisian card maker Pierret, including the King of Hearts and the Queen of Spades around a pastoral shepherdess with her flock set against a deep indigo ground. Issued in the Dictionnaire des Jeux of the Encyclopédie Méthodique, published by Charles-Joseph Panckoucke in Paris in 1792, the print documents the games and pastimes of eighteenth-century France.
Charles-Joseph Panckoucke was a French publisher and writer renowned for producing the monumental Encyclopédie Méthodique, one of the largest publishing undertakings of the Enlightenment.
Artist or Maker: Charles-Joseph Panckoucke
Dimensions: Approximately 25 cm x 20 cm.
Medium: Hand-colored engraving on paper.
Date: 1792.
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All items are professionally packed and shipped from France by Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) on behalf of Dahlströms Rare Prints OÜ, Estonia.
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Seller's Story
Dahlströms Rare Prints OÜ specialises in original antique prints, maps, natural history, botanical illustrations, decorative engravings and rare books from the 16th to the 20th century. We source our items from private collections, auctions and libraries across Europe. All items are carefully described, professionally packed and shipped from France.
"Jeu de Cartes" presents a decorative study of French playing cards by the Parisian card maker Pierret, including the King of Hearts and the Queen of Spades around a pastoral shepherdess with her flock set against a deep indigo ground. Issued in the Dictionnaire des Jeux of the Encyclopédie Méthodique, published by Charles-Joseph Panckoucke in Paris in 1792, the print documents the games and pastimes of eighteenth-century France.
Charles-Joseph Panckoucke was a French publisher and writer renowned for producing the monumental Encyclopédie Méthodique, one of the largest publishing undertakings of the Enlightenment.
Artist or Maker: Charles-Joseph Panckoucke
Dimensions: Approximately 25 cm x 20 cm.
Medium: Hand-colored engraving on paper.
Date: 1792.
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Shipping & Combined Purchases:
We are happy to combine multiple purchases into one shipment, helping you save on shipping costs. Please contact us before making payment so that we can calculate and adjust the shipping cost accordingly.
All items are professionally packed and shipped from France by Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) on behalf of Dahlströms Rare Prints OÜ, Estonia.
Every shipment is fully insured and sent exclusively via UPS or FedEx, with tracking provided after dispatch.
We handle every shipment with the utmost care, ensuring that our antique prints, maps and rare books arrive safely and in the condition described.
Seller's Story
Dahlströms Rare Prints OÜ specialises in original antique prints, maps, natural history, botanical illustrations, decorative engravings and rare books from the 16th to the 20th century. We source our items from private collections, auctions and libraries across Europe. All items are carefully described, professionally packed and shipped from France.
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Artist
Charles-Joseph Panckoucke (1736–1798)
Title of artwork
French Playing Cards by Pierret – Hand-Colored Engraving (1792)
Technique
Engraving
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
France
Year
1792
Condition
Good condition
Height
25 cm
Width
20 cm
Depiction/theme
Architecture
Style
Realism
Sold with frame
No
Period
18th century
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