Charles-Joseph Panckoucke (1736–1798) - French Playing...

"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. ____ 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.

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