John Byam Liston Shaw
(English, 1872-1919)The Queen of Spades, 1898
Oil on canvas
In the game of Hearts, the Queen of spades is usually considered an unlucky card. The player who ends up with the Queen of spades after a match scores 13 points (points are to be avoided in this game)… . In the game of Old Maid, while any card can technically be used for this purpose, the Queen of spades is traditionally used as a card that has no match, thereby making it the “old maid” card.from wikipedia
AKA the Queen of Swords …
“… Hermann stood at the table and prepared to play alone against the pale but still smiling Chekalinsky. Each unsealed a pack of cards. Chekalinsky shuffled. Hermann drew and placed his card, covering it with a heap of banknotes. It was like a duel. A deep silence reigned all around. His hands shaking, Chekalinsky began to deal… “
- Alexander Pushkin’s The Queen of Spades (1833)
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Also used in games with similar rules known to most public schoolboys as ‘Scabby Queen’ or ‘Hunt the C**t’…
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“I cut my deck to the Queen of Spades / But the cards were all the same …” AKA the Queen of Swords …
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