The court figures are based on original paintings by the illustrator John H. Bacon, who also illustrated titles such as: Pharos the Egyptian (as serialized in the Windsor Magazine in 1898), The Marriage of Arthur and Guinevere, Jane Eyre Illustrated. Editions with advertising backs are also known, eg Hotels of the Midland Railway. The pack also contained a Joker showing a jester playing a guitar and riding on a donkey, with the caption "Laugh! and the world laughs with you."

A double bridge deck, 1992, published and distributed by US Games Systems, printed in Belgium by Carta Mundi. Shakespeare on card backs, characters from his plays on court cards and jokers, along with quotations. Different set of court card characters in each deck, although the jokers are the same. Curiously, Romeo and Juliet are in separate decks.

Celebrating flowers noted in the works of William Shakespear

These cards were intricately crafted with undeniable character and flair by Ukrainian artist Maksym Lebedyk, inspired by the Shakespeare deck that was first produced by Swan Sonnenschein & Co Ltd. (London) in 1902.

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