Folding fan with thin leather leaf on which a pastoral scene has been painted with watercolor, on a frame of mother-of-pearl lace and embossed with 'métal and quatre coleurs', Folding fan with leaf of thin leather with watercolor Pastoral scene is painted, on a frame of mother-of-pearl lace and embossed with 'metal and quatre colors'. 16 non-contiguous legs. In the center of the page a cartouche in which a shepherd and ditto shepherdess with a more elegantly dressed woman smelling a flower while sitting on an elevation. The only difference is that on the Rotterdam copy behind the shepherd, no tree is painted, but part of a wall with a vase. Neo-classical motifs in the shape of a medallion with a vase on either side of the central show. Flower garlands and an ear of corn around it. Blue flowers are painted on the back of the leaf. The most striking feature of the frame are the two glass-covered medallions on the outer legs, with two pigeons on the left on an altar and two pigeons on the right above a basket. (Turtle) pigeons and a (marriage) saltaar are clearly love symbols., anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1780 - c. 1790, blad, montuur, medaillon, sluitpin, grinding, s 51 cm × l 27.2 cm
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Folding fan, thin leather leaf, pastoral scene, painted, watercolor, frame, mother-of-pearl lace, embossed, métal, quatre coleurs, leaf, thin leather, watercolor Pastoral scene, metal, quatre colors, 16 non-contiguous legs, center, page, cartouche, shepherd, ditto shepherdess, elegantly dressed woman smelling, flower, sitting, elevation, difference, Rotterdam copy, no tree, part, wall, vase, Neo-classical motifs, shape, medallion, side, central, Flower garlands, ear, corn, Blue flowers, back, striking feature, two glass-covered medallions, outer legs, two pigeons, left, altar, right, basket, Turtle, pigeons, marriage, saltaar, love symbols, Netherlands, c, 1780, 1790, blad, montuur, medaillon, sluitpin, grinding, s 51
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