nude woman in the center of card with a baton in each hand surrounded by a large wreath; in each of the four corners, clockwise from upper left, there appears a female with wings, an eagle, a lion, and an ox; Roman numeral XXI printed on top border and LE MONDE printed on bottom; from a deck of 78 hand-colored triumph playing cards

The World, 1751

expand_more

Hand-colored woodcutexpand_more

Gift of Carl A. Weyerhaeuserexpand_more  P.96.30.22

Not on Viewexpand_more
file_downloadprintshare
arrow_back home
Details
Title
The World
Artist Life
1727–1799
Role
Designer
Accession Number
P.96.30.22
Provenance
'Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Schrieber, 1812-1895, London [1]. Carl A. Weyerhaeuser, Minneapolis (by 1937); given to MIA, 1996. 1. Note with deck states: "Swiss Tarot. / Complete 78 Cards / from Schreiber Collection"
Curator Approved

This record has been reviewed by our curatorial staff but may be incomplete. These records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@artsmia.org.

Does something look wrong with this image? Let us know

Zoom in on the left to the detail you'd like to save. Click 'Save detail' and wait until the image updates. Right click the image to 'save image as' or copy link, or click the image to open in a new tab.

nude woman in the center of card with a baton in each hand surrounded by a large wreath; in each of the four corners, clockwise from upper left, there appears a female with wings, an eagle, a lion, and an ox; Roman numeral XXI printed on top border and LE MONDE printed on bottom; from a deck of 78 hand-colored triumph playing cards