The Visitors
Publisher: Gamble, Martha
Folding fan. A couple in an elaborate chariot are greeted by a lady attended by a female cup bearer, a male jug bearer, a page and a maid. Behind them is a triumphal arch, surmounted by flowers and shells of monumental proportions. with a domed building in the far distance. To the left is a double portico, and to the right a formal garden.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching, on plain ivory sticks with carved guards.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 68
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:
AD 1748
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks, Guards
composed of
ivory
Guards
Accession number: M.377-2015
Primary reference Number: 204947
Sale number: 68
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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