Talented painter Carol Lew has created a unique playing card deck with Old World style animal portraits. Each animal portrait, framed in gold foil, is inspired by a famous historic figure, such as Napoleon or Henry VIII, or a beloved art masterpiece, such as the Mona Lisa or the “the Cat with the Pearl Earring.” 54-card deck includes two jokers and is suitable for most card games. Deck is packaged in a deluxe gift box with gold foil accents.

Very poor quality standard tourist deck of cards. Containing 54 designs over to jokers, one extra, and a standard deck.

The Met has partnered with Lingo on this one-of-a-kind deck of playing cards inspired by the Museum's collection of portraits. Portraiture—the art of capturing an individual's likeness—is a genre that traverses cultures, eras, and media. This intriguing deck brings together a handpicked selection of striking portraits from across The Met collection, including the Portrait of Shun'oku My?ha (ca. 1383) by an unidentified Japanese artist, Juan de Pareja (1650) by Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) (Spanish, 1599–1660), John Singer Sargent's (American, 1856–1925) Madame X (1883–84), a commemorative portrait of a Hemba chief (Singiti) (Hemba peoples, 19th–early 20th century), and Vincent van Gogh's (Dutch, 1853–1890) Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (1887), among others. 56 cards per deck Collaboration between The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Lingo Playing Cards. The naming convention used by The Met appears to be in the style of "The Met x [collaborator]". Not explicitly stated but probably Classic Air Cushioned Finish.