Hand screen depicting Dorval visiting his beloved, Cardboard hand screen covered with paper, showing an oval cut engraving of a scene from the French comedy 'Lucile' by Jean François Marmontel (1723-1799). Limewood handle. The play 'Lucile' was translated into Dutch in 1781 and published in Amsterdam. The story is set in France 'in the house of Timantes, on his estate'.

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Size: 4032px × 5472px
Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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