Kartenspil ist ungewert, wan man zu rechter Zeit avfhert and Kartenspiel is ungewehrt, wenn man zu rechter Zeit aufhört
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BEIN AUS90: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title from 2 of Swords., Latin/Italian suit system., Composition of deck: 36 [A, K, C, J, 10-7, 2]., Tax stamp on Ace of Coins, black: [asymmetrical cartouche] / AS / 7X., Aces: AB: FRANZ SCHEN LEITNER; AC, crowned eagle., Court cards: KB, KD: F.S.L., and Pipcards: 2S: 17 / [heraldic device] / 15 / DAS KARTENSPIL / IST VNGEWERT - / WAN MAN ZV / RECHTER / ZEIT AVF / HERT.; 7d: FSL / STEYER
A German copy of Hogarth's "The Discovery" (1743?): a scene in a bedoom where four gentlemen stand beside a curtained bed in which a black woman reclines; she reaches out to touch the chin of one of the men who has evidently just pulled back the curtain. The scene is thought to record a practical joke carried out on the lothario John Highmore by his friends: having arranged an assignation with an attractive young woman, they replaced her with a black prostitute. When he discovered the swap, on climbing into bed, they appeared from hiding. See Paulson
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Title from text below image., Printmaker's name below image, right, most erased from this impression, After Hogarth. Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 155., Date based on publication date of the Samuel Ireland copy of this Hogarth image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Eight lines of text below title: Ein Personalcaricatur! Ein gewisser Highmore, der im Spiel und mit Mädchen sein Vermögen durchgebracht hatte ..., Plate numbered "30" in upper right margin., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal, v. 3, no. 2600., and Sheet laid on board.
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publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Highmore, John, 1694-1759,
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Actors, British, Bedrooms, Canopy beds, Practical jokes, Prostitutes, and Women
BEIN AUSsheet28: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Suit system: German., Type: Saxon., Each sheet contains two of each: 18, Daus, King, Ober, Unter; 6 of Hearts, 6 of Leaves; 10-7 of Hearts, 10-6 of Bells, 10-6 of Acorns, 10-7 of Leaves., Aces: Daus of Bells, loving couple discovered by third person; Daus of Acorns, lion: Feine deutsche Karten / F. ENTNER / in / PROSZNITZ., and 10s indicated by "X"; 7 of Hearts: FR. ENTNER / IN PROSSNITZ.
BEIN GER554: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title from wrapper., German suit system., Type: original design., Composition of deck: 36 [D, K, O, U, 10-6]., Issued in wrapper: Feine / Deutsche-karten/ Fabricirt bey / J. F. Grassau / in Braunschweig., Aces: Naked figures on aces., CourtCards: Ks are seated; OH holds three-cornered hat; UH smokes long pipe; OB takes snuff; UB holds bird in the right hand; UA holds bottle and glass; UL is completely enclosed in a cloak., and Pipcards: 10s indicated by "X"; 10, 9H with 4 and 3 blue pips; naked figure in vignettes.
BEIN GER553: Imperfect: DA, DL; OB; KA; K, UL; 6H; 8A; 10, 8L wanting. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., German suit system., Composition of deck: 36 [D, K, O, U, 10-6]., Aces: DB, balloon., CourtCards: Courts in contemporary dress; Ks seated in chairs; KB with double suit signs., and Pipcards: 10s indicated by "X"; 8H: Cajetan Göbl / in / München.
BEIN GER548: Imperfect: wanting all except DH, DA, DL; UH; UL; 7H; 9, 7B; 7L. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., German suit system., Composition of deck unknown., Aces: DH, basket of flowers; DL, phoenix., Courts in genteel costume., and Pipcards: 7H, air balloon; 7L: München / Joseph Fetscher.
BEIN GER547: Imperfect: Daus of Hearts wanting. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., German suit system., and Composition of deck: 36 [D, K, O, U, 10-6].
BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 903: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., and Six pairs of sample cards, each connected by a piece of string and wax-sealed with the initials "G. G." Five of the six sets bear seals of the "K. k. Finanzwach Respizienten Bezirk III/IV" and a handwritten note.
Print shows panoramic view of the city of New Braunfels, Texas, from the southwest, in the summer of 1847. The town is spread out across a plain with numerous houses and farms. A man lounges near a wagon in the foreground. Livestock graze and several travelers are on the roads from town
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BEIN WA Prints Folio 25 copy 1 & 2: On sheet 35 x 110 cm., Title from caption below image., Caption at head of sheet: Special-Karten der Besitzungen des Texas Vereines nebst einer Generalkarte des Staates Texas nach den durch Congressbeschluss von Sept. 1850 in Washington neuerdings festgestellten Grenzen und einer Instruction für deutsche Auswanderer. Translated: special maps of the occupation of the Texas-Verein and a general map of the state of Texas after the newly established borders by act of Congress in September 1850 in Washington and instruction for German emigrants., Print published for the "Texas-Verein," a society established by a group of German nobility in Germany in 1842 to promote German emigration to Texas., "In Commission bei D. Reimer.", and "Im eigenen Verlage des Vereins zu Wiesbaden."