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Veuvage

from The Grand Etteilla, printed c. 1875-1899, to Etteilla's design of 1788

A crowned woman in an orange skirt holds a sword upright beside a curtained bed. Queen of Épées. Upright Veuvage, widowhood; reversed Méchante femme. The widowed queen of swords has outlived Etteilla by two centuries and is still in the RWS.

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