Of interest here may be that the Queen, in each instance, and like her masculine counterpart (the King) looks somewhat to the right of the card.
Whereas his Baton is more 'staff'-like, hers is far more mace-like, and has a certain 'bluntness' to it. In each of these two cases (but not universally), the baton is green, and her robe red.
Of keen interest is what (if anything) is on her lap, seemingly held by her hand. On the Dodal, it looks a little like an envelope. On the Conver, it could more easily be a comb.
Interestingly, if we look at another Dodal-type card, the Payen, it could even be a glove she is in the process of putting on her hand. In fact, on the Payen, it looks as though the hand holding the Baton is already gloved, and the other in the process of being so.
I should perhaps here mention that this hand does not appear
to be in the least holding anything in, for example, the Noblet. Thereon it
simply rests on her lap.
But let us move to other details.
In each case, whereas the King is covered with both floppy-hat and crown, our Queen is here covered with laurel and crown. Of what is she victorious?
Her hair also tends to consistently be long (very) and wavy blonde.
She also appears young, and her upper torso rather flat-breasted.
The high-waisted belt gives the appearance to modern eyes of maternity-wear, yet would suggest that this is more a fashion reflection of earlier times.
A question that arises as one looks carefully at these images is whether she is in fact sitting.
Are there additional details about the Conver or the Dodal worth
noting?
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