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Playing Card, Saint Genevieve, Playing Card from Set of "Cartes héroïques" or "Des grands hommes"

This is a Playing Card. It was designed by Marcel G. Dèschampes and print maker: Alphonse-Joseph-Ferdinand Minne and drafted by Eugène Moreau. It is dated 1871 and we acquired it in 1923. Its medium is stencil-colored lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Marquis Val Verde de la Sierra. It is credited Gift of Marquis Val Verde de la Sierra.

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Playing Card, Saint Genevieve, Playing Card from Set of "Cartes héroïques" or "Des grands hommes"; Designed by Marcel G. Dèschampes (French, active 19th c.); Print Maker: Alphonse-Joseph-Ferdinand Minne (Belgian, active 19th c.); Drafted by Eugène Moreau (French, active 19th c.); stencil-colored lithograph on paper; Gift of Marquis Val Verde de la Sierra; 1923-51-10-16

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