“Shakespeare, in riper years, gave me his hand...”—William Blake

Take your imagination on a visit to the British Museum while enjoying a game of cards from the comfort of your home. This elegant set of playing cards features some of William Blake’s most beautiful illustrations of Shakespeare subjects. Blake, a visionary painter and poet of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century England, was inspired by characters from some of Shakespeare's most famous works. Blake’s breathtaking watercolors have become synonymous with the Shakespeare plays they depict, and the series is still famous today for the imaginative renderings of the spiritual life of these beloved characters.