A set of 20 cards, each bearing 5 consecutive numbers, in total from 1 to 100. Each card bears a combination of illustrations of the Cries of Paris and proverbs, within a framework of flowers, and the name of the cry or the proverb inscribed beneath.
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<br>Bodycolour and pen and ink on vellum, backed with paste-board and green leather (?) with gold tooling
18<sup>th</sup> century <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7</div>
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