Description
Peace and Gifts from Heaven, ca. 1780 Folded fan, the double sheet of paper engraved and enhanced with gouache. In the center, France in front of her throne, dressed in a blue mantle with golden fleur-de-lis and lined with ermine, welcomes a messenger of peace offering an olive branch. The people of France on both sides rejoice. On the left, the "Presents of the Earth" with fruits poured by a cornucopia, sheaves of wheat and vines. On the right, the "Presents of Heaven", with Renown sounding the trumpet with a flag "Peace" among cannons, standards. Perhaps it is an evocation of the French victories during the American War of Independence? Dumb reverse. Wooden frame, without decoration. H.t. 27,3 cm - H.f. 13 cm (good condition, small restorations) Provenance: label with the reference "1895" of the former collection Henry-René d'Allemagne (1863-1950).
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Peace and Gifts from Heaven, ca. 1780 Folded fan, the double sheet of paper engraved and enhanced with gouache. In the center, France in front of her throne, dressed in a blue mantle with golden fleur-de-lis and lined with ermine, welcomes a messenger of peace offering an olive branch. The people of France on both sides rejoice. On the left, the "Presents of the Earth" with fruits poured by a cornucopia, sheaves of wheat and vines. On the right, the "Presents of Heaven", with Renown sounding the trumpet with a flag "Peace" among cannons, standards. Perhaps it is an evocation of the French victories during the American War of Independence? Dumb reverse. Wooden frame, without decoration. H.t. 27,3 cm - H.f. 13 cm (good condition, small restorations) Provenance: label with the reference "1895" of the former collection Henry-René d'Allemagne (1863-1950).
