Folding fan with leaf, with a gouache on the front 'Psyche in the palace of Amor' and on the back a symmetrical combination of flowers and landscapes, on a turtle frame, Folding fan with a thin leather leaf, that a l'anglaise is placed on the frame of the turtle. The frame is partially cut out with circles and drop shapes. On the front of the page a brightly colored depiction with the central figure probably the king's daughter Psyche, who was brought to his palace by the god Amor, who is invisible to her. She is seated in a rich interior at a table with a flying cupid (Amor?) Next to her, in front of a bed with canopy. On the table are golden plates and bowls, which are presented by a woman to the left of the table. To the right of Psyche a woman arrives in front of the buffet with golden crockery. Are these two women Psyche's sisters, who are driven by envy to unravel the secret identity of her lover, who only visited her at night (in the dark!)? A third woman is standing next to a golden cooling vessel and is holding a jug in her hand. On the left a group of men making music. The figures are dressed in historicizing costumes. At the bottom of the performance on both sides is an edge of golden festoons and flowers. On the back of the leaf - legs painted over the turtle - a central representation, symmetrical at first sight, consisting of a vase supported by volutes flanked by flowers. However, the placement of these (peony?) Roses and blue flowers is asymmetrical. To the left a hilly landscape with trees and to the right a hilly landscape with trees and a wooden fence. The whole is surrounded by a narrow black border with golden ornaments. In an undated album with 53 pen drawings by the painter Hendrik Pola (1676-1748) and poems by Pieter Langendijk (1683-1756) under the title 'The Fable of Psiche ...' an explanation may be given why the scene with the sisters thought it was so important: 'The nasty Psiche gives your sisters gifts! But you [the sisters] will remem

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