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The Fortune Teller

ca. 1725–28
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Fortune Teller
  • Artist: François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1725–28
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor, and gouache, over black chalk underdrawing
  • Dimensions: 6 5/8 x 11 in. (16.8 x 27.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. O'Donnell Hoover, 1960
  • Object Number: 60.176.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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