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Folding fan, with paper leaf painted in watercolour with a representation of Hermes, with oval female portrait, looking at three persons below him, on a mount of mother-of-pearl carved in relief with gilded silver
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Mother-of-pearl mount with fan ring; 22 connected ribs with relief and rocaille ornaments in silver and gold; parchment leaf, front landscape with Amor and Psyche, Mercury with a lady's portrait, back side seated woman under a tree.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVouwwaaier rmet blad van papier waarop met aquarel een voorstelling van Hermes, met ovaal vrouwenportret, kijkend naar drie personen onder hem, op een montuur van parelmoer in reliëf gesneden met verg. c. 1750. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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