Identification title(s): tomyris. Tomyris reyne des massagetes en scythia (title on object). Card game with renowned rulers (series title). Jeu des reynes renommées (series title). Object type: playing card picture object number: rp-p-ob-34. 830. Catalog reference: de vesme (della bella) 610-3(4), jombert (della bella) 118. Description: playing card depicting tomyris on horseback. Text in bottom margin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: stefano della bella, publisher: henry le gras, grantor of privilege: unknown. Place of manufacture: paris. Dating: 1620 - 1664. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: top: h 90 mm × w 55 mm explanation this print is part of a card game with 52 cards with representations of famous queens. The series was conceived by jean desmarests de saint-sorlin on behalf of cardinal mazarin. The card game was created for the young louis xiv, together with the jeu des fables, jeu de la géographie and jeu des rois de france. Subject: what: ruler, sovereign - bb - female ruler(story of) tomyrisriding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horsemanhorse. Acquisition: unknown 2006. Date: between 1620 and 1664.
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