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The composition is an adaptation of an earlier mezzotint by printmaker John Smith (1652–1743) titled ‘The Fortune Teller’. Fan painters active in the eighteenth century frequently copied or adapted, to better suit the arc-shaped leaf, reproduction prints of popular paintings.
The Fan Museum
London
Title
Hunting Party
Date
c.1750
Medium
ivory, gouache & watercolour on paper
Measurements
H 26.5 x W (?) cm
Accession number
HA197
Acquisition method
purchased privately by the owner, Mrs H. E. Alexander
Work type
Watercolour