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The Fortune Teller: P.160-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Fortune Teller

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Against a background of turquoise blue, with a simple black stencilled pattern a central medallion depicting an elegant couple meeting a gypsy woman with a baby tied on her back.

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the estate of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2160

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century
1790 -

Note

Applied to paper with aqua ground with stencilled decoration

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Colour printing
Stipple

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.160-2015
Primary reference Number: 210700
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Audit data

Created: Friday 23 December 2016 Updated: Thursday 16 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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