Three Card Knaves Blowing Horns

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The knave of clubs, diamonds, and spades stand blowing horns on the town square — The knaves of clubs, diamonds, and spades blowing horns.

Artist

Name:: Caldecott, Randolph
Dates:: 1846-1886
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Evans, Edmund
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The Queen of Hearts
Author(s):: Anonymous
Publisher:: London, New York: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, n.d.
Open Library:: View record

Description

Three knaves wearing sandwich boards showing the aces of clubs, diamonds, and spades stand in a half-circle on the town square, blowing horns as the knave of hearts sneaks away in the background.

Keywords: 19th century, children's book, cityscape, color, game, music, Victorian