Public domain
Design for a Hand-Screen
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Small hand-screens, mounted on a short handle, were used to protect the face from the heat and glare of an open fire. Their decoration exercised the inventive powers of many rococo artists. Here flowers, foliage, a shell and an insect have been combined into an asymmetrical, ornamental border. Between 1738 and 1749 Huquier published an engraving based on this watercolour.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDesign for a hand-screen. c. 1738 - c. 1749. Gabriel Huquier. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
