Psyche's Reception by the gods, by Charles de Sousy Ricketts

An image of Folding fan. On the front, Psyche's reception by the Gods. Ricketts, Charles de Sousy (British, 1866-1931). Leaf painted by Charles Ricketts for Miss Edith Emma Cooper (1862-1923). Paper leaf, painted and backed with parchment mounted on mother-of-pearl sticks and guards, length, guards, 22.3 cm, spread, whole, 38.3 cm, circa 1901.

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Folding fan. On the front, Psyche's reception by the Gods. Ricketts, Charles de Sousy (British, 1866-1931). Leaf painted by Charles Ricketts for Miss Edith Emma Cooper (1862-1923). Paper leaf, painted and backed with parchment mounted on mother-of-pearl sticks and guards, length, guards, 22.3 cm, spread, whole, 38.3 cm, circa 1901.

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Accession Number: M.14-1914
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 645 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 132.14kB
Exposure time: 1/180
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2016:10:28 11:04:10

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20th Century abalone shell British Charles de Sousy Ricketts Charles Ricketts fan fans Fitz_AA folding fan gods mother of pearl mythological mythology paper Psyche putti putto Ricketts winged wings

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