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Design for a fan featuring scenes of courting figures

18th century
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a fan featuring scenes of courting figures
  • Artist: Anonymous, Austrian, 18th century
  • Date: 18th century
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: 21 3/16 × 11 1/8 in. (53.8 × 28.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture, Fans
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittlesey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.95.66
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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