Karel de Grote Charle magne (titel op object) Kaartspel met heersers van Frankrijk (serietitel) Cartes des rois de France (serietitel), RP-P-OB-34.971, Stefano della Bella, between 1620 and 1664

Identification title(s): charlemagne. Charle magne (title on object). Card game with rulers of france (series title). Cartes des rois de france (series title). Object type: playing card picture object number: rp-p-ob-34. 971. Catalog reference: de vesme (della bella) 667-2(4), jombert (della bella) 119. Description: playing card depicting emperor charlemagne. Text below the image. 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: plate edge: h 90 mm × w 54 mm explanation this print is part of a card game with 39 cards with representations of french kings. 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 des reynes renommées and jeu de la geographie. Subject: what: ruler, sovereign. Who: charlemagne (emperor of the holy roman empire). Acquisition: unknown 2006. Date: between 1620 and 1664.