Fan

Fernando Coustellier and Co.

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A rare survival celebrating Rossini's opera, The Barber of Seville, this French fan intentionally harkens to Spanish design and is inscribed with the title, character names, and even part of the score of the opera. The printer and publisher Fernando Coustellier, who has signed and dated the fan, belonged to a long-established Parisian family of fan-makers. Soon after making this fan, he moved premises around 1830 to Valencia. In this example, Coustellier's print has been colorfully hand-tinted.

Fan, Fernando Coustellier and Co., Hand-colored etching on paper; painted parchment; ivory, silver, French, Paris

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Fan, Fernando Coustellier and Co., Hand-colored etching on paper; painted parchment; ivory, silver, French, Paris
Fan, Fernando Coustellier and Co., Hand-colored etching on paper; painted parchment; ivory, silver, French, Paris
Fan, Fernando Coustellier and Co., Hand-colored etching on paper; painted parchment; ivory, silver, French, Paris
Fan, Fernando Coustellier and Co., Hand-colored etching on paper; painted parchment; ivory, silver, French, Paris
Fan, Fernando Coustellier and Co., Hand-colored etching on paper; painted parchment; ivory, silver, French, Paris
Fan, Fernando Coustellier and Co., Hand-colored etching on paper; painted parchment; ivory, silver, French, Paris
Fan, Fernando Coustellier and Co., Hand-colored etching on paper; painted parchment; ivory, silver, French, Paris

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