Cards

<n>Queen of Spades</n> from the <n>Semi-Transformation Playing Cards</n> series by illustrator <n>Patrik Svensson</n>.

The 8 of Hearts from the <n>Odd Bods Playing Cards</n> deck, illustrated by <n>Jonathan Burton</n> for <n>The Folio Society</n> in 2013.

An illustration of a <n>Seven of Hearts</n> playing card featuring cats.

A deck of playing cards by <n>Middle East Archive</n> featuring photography by <n>Olgaç Bozalp</n>.

<n>Ace of Spades</n> artwork by art director <n>Yuni Yoshida</n>.

An illustration of <n>Les amoureux de Peynet</n> by <n>Raymond Peynet</n>.

<n>Lucky You</n> art print by <n>Girl Visual</n>.

Mayan-themed card from the <n>Baraja Maya</n> deck designed by <n>Victor Mikhailovich Sveshnikov</n> in 1975.

A playing card illustration from a series by artist <n>Mahdieh Farhadkiaei</n>.

From the 1973 book <n>Deal Me In: The Use of Playing Cards in Teaching and Learning</n> by <n>Margie Golick</n>.

The <n>Ace of Clubs</n> from a deck of <n>Goodall & Son Ltd. Playing Cards</n>, c. 1940.

An <n>Ace of Hearts with cupid playing card</n> illustration by <n>CSA-Printstock</n> from the <n>CSA Images</n> collection.

Nine of Spades from a deck of playing cards with cats and mice, 18th century.

<n>Queen of Hearts</n> illustration by <n>Patrik Svensson</n>.

The <n>Juego de Marsella</n>, a <n>Surrealist</n> card deck created in 1941 by artists including <n>André Breton</n>.

King of Clubs from the <n>Odd Bods Playing Cards</n> set, illustrated by <n>Jonathan Burton</n> for <n>The Folio Society</n>.

<n>Trompe l’oeil still life with flower and playing cards</n> from the <n>French School</n>, 20th century.

<n>Art Deco</n> Queen of Spades from the <n>Le Florentin</n> deck, published by <n>B.P. Grimaud</n> in France, c. 1920s.