Portrait de Paris Poker Deck
Portrait de Paris Poker Deck
Portrait de Paris Poker Deck
Portrait de Paris Poker Deck
Portrait de Paris Poker Deck
Portrait de Paris Poker Deck
Portrait de Paris Poker Deck
Artisan Tarot

Portrait de Paris Poker Deck

In stock
Sale price$15.00

J. Trioullier published The Jeu de cartes au portrait de Paris between 1735 and 1751. Krisztina Kondor restored these cards based on the scanned images in the National Library of France.

The deck includes 55 cards, which include two jokers and a double-backer. This first edition is limited to 1000 decks. Each deck is individually numbered on the seal.

This is your chance to go back in time and use the most popular French playing cards of the 18th century. This historic deck will be an excellent addition to your collection.
Authenticity You Can Trust

Authenticity You Can Trust

All of our products are genuine. No replicas, no knockoffs. We work with independent artists and publishers, so your purchase directly supports their creative art. As a small business, we handpick every item to ensure it's meaningful, beautifully made, and truly worth having.

Artist

Krisztina Kondor

Cards

55

Size

2.5 x 3.5 inches

Material

300 gsm card stock with a linen finish

Guidebook

Not included

Krisztina Kondor

Krisztina is the co-founder of Artisan Tarot. She has a Master’s Degree in Design from The University of Sopron. She specializes in linocut printmaking, which is similar to how tarot cards were produced. This background gives her unique insight into digitally restoring historic artwork. To date, she has created 16 tarot decks for Artisan Tarot.

Additional Information

Historical Information

Click here to view the original deck.

These cards contain the suits which we recognize as clubs, hearts, spades, and diamonds. Unlike modern decks, the number cards lack the familiar index displaying their value.

A feature of the original deck is that each pip on the cards is unique because they are handmade. Instead of designing one pip and copying it across all the pips, Krisztin took care to illustrate each pip individually, maintaining its unique characteristics.

Around 1780, the Paris pattern gained prominence in France and acquired the name portrait officiel. Notably, these cards held the exclusive privilege of associating the face cards with historical and mythical characters.

Click here to learn more about the cards and their associations.

The names of the figures are displayed on the sides of the court cards, making them easy to identify. Interestingly, the Jack of Clubs is an exception, bearing the names J. Trioullier and G. Paris. In contemporary decks with similar patterns, this card is often denoted as Lancelot.

During the 1700s, the inclusion of jokers and back designs was not commonplace. To make the deck fit contemporary norms, Krisztina created two jokers by combining the suits and the dog from the Jack of Spades. Additionally, she created a back design, drawing inspiration from the ornate patterns adorning the court cards.

You May Also Like