This is a large square tile that, if copied and repeated, will join seamlessly at the edges to make a pattern of any size. The items displayed are the ace and court cards / face cards in spades, representing kings and queens from the plays of Shakespeare. For example, the King of Spades is illustrated as Claudius, King of Denmark from the play Hamlet. These playing cards are from a well-known deck of vintage / antique (19th century) playing cards. It was printed in chromolithography by Bernard (Bernhard) Dondorf from Frankfurt aM, Germany. Bernard (Bernhard) Dondorf opened a lithographic printing business in 1833, first producing playing cards in 1839. His playing cards were popular for their designs and overall quality. He retired from the business in 1872 after producing popular and widely-copied designs for many years. Elegance | Square - Composition | Close-up | Germany | Pattern

High Resolution JPEG Picture of This is a large square tile that, if copied and repeated, will join seamlessly at the edges to make a pattern of any size. The items displayed are the ace and court cards / face cards in spades, representing kings and queens from the plays of Shakespeare. For example, the King of Spades is illustrated as Claudius, King of Denmark from the play Hamlet. These playing cards are from a well-known deck of vintage / antique (19th century) playing cards. It was printed in chromolithography by Bernard (Bernhard) Dondorf from Frankfurt aM, Germany. Bernard (Bernhard) Dondorf opened a lithographic printing business in 1833, first producing playing cards in 1839. His playing cards were popular for their designs and overall quality. He retired from the business in 1872 after producing popular and widely-copied designs for many years. [480639347] stock photo

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Image Information

Artist Whiteway

Image ID 480639347

Date Created March 23, 2014

Collection iStock Signature

Style Photography

Orientation Square

Release Info No release required