The Road to Ruin trompe l'oeil
Maker: Unknown
Folding fan, with a trompe l'oeil (optical illusion) of the road to ruin, in six scenes.
Wreck of a paper leaf, with hand coloured etching on plain wooden sticks.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 262
Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1790
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks
composed of
wooden
Accession number: M.131-2015
Primary reference Number: 204695
Sale number: 262
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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