Antique Book Plate Engraving from Edwards and Darby "A Political and Satirical History of the Years 1756-7 two men painting with some loss to the

with some loss to the paint here and there

The felt on the back is a little worn and stained

with fancy ash splint "porcupine" curls all around the sides of the basket and lid

As at home in a mid-century modern ranch as in a rustic farmhouse

the other is not

Antique Book Plate Engraving from Edwards and Darby "A Political and Satirical History of the Years 1756-7 two men painting with some loss to theAs a lover of antique playing cards, I fell in love with this engraving immediately, depicting a fox as a knave of hearts, titled "Monsieur Surecard." There was a handwritten attribution on the back of the matte on which this was mounted, describing it as one of 75 plates from Edwards and Darby (London) 's "A Political and Satirical History of the Years 1756 7, which I've not dug into deeply enough to understand exactly who or what is being satirized