Royal Mourning Fan
Maker: Unknown
Folding fan with a hexagon supported by angels holding a wreath of stars. In the hexagon there is a view of a gothic castle before a townscape. To the left two women mourn besides an urn on a pedestal. To the right, women mourn and decorate a tomb.
There is a frieze at the top with the sun in the centre, and to the left there is a funeral, and to the right a sacrifice to the gods.
Central scene of the Tower attached to the Palace of the Temple in Paris. The left reserve has an urn on a pedestal, and the right with a tomb and mourners. The border depicts classical figures.
Aquatint in brown on wood sticks.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 15
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 1793
Sticks
composed of
wood
Leaf
Accession number: M.358-2015
Primary reference Number: 204928
Sale number: 15
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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