Cardboard hand screen covered with paper, on which an oval cut -out engraving at the front with the scene on which Lucile, her father Timantes, her beloved Dorval and his father use the lunch (from the French comedy 'Lucile'), surrounded by a painted edge, On a stick of Lindehout. On the back the corresponding, printed text., Anonymous, After Antoine Jean Duclos, c. 1769 - c. 1781 Cardboard hand screen covered with paper, on which an oval cut out at the front center with a scene from the French comedy 'Lucile' by Jean François Marmontel (1723-1799), surrounded by a edge painted with aquarel, o


Cardboard hand screen covered with paper, on which an oval cut -out engraving at the front with the scene on which Lucile, her father Timantes, her beloved Dorval and his father use the lunch (from the French comedy 'Lucile'), surrounded by a painted edge, On a stick of Lindehout. On the back the corresponding, printed text., Anonymous, After Antoine Jean Duclos, c. 1769 - c. 1781 Cardboard hand screen covered with paper, on which an oval cut out at the front center with a scene from the French comedy 'Lucile' by Jean François Marmontel (1723-1799), surrounded by a edge painted with aquarel, on a stick of Lindehout. On the back the corresponding, printed text. 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'. At BK-NM-5518 we see Lucile at her morning toilet, helped by her chamber player Julia, while her beloved comes in Dorval. Lucile is getting married to this nobleman. Her father, Timantes, is not completely satisfied with his new son -in -law. The entire company uses the lunch together with Dorval's father, the old Dorval 'partly in his dress' (see BK-NM-5519). Then Blasius, Lucile's 'nurse's father' whose wife has recently died. Dorval suspects Blasius that he has talked angry about him and confronts Blasius with this. He then tells his story to Dorval and Timantes. Blasius reveals a secret: his daughter and Lucile were joining. The min has let her own daughter 'fiddled by ambition' for Lucile and 'Dees Deceiver has first discovered me at the end of her life,' said Blasius. The fake lucile will then go back home with Blasius. However, Dorval still wants to marry her, but fears that his father will not give permission because she is no longer of nobility. The old Dorval reacts as follows: "The shine of the gold must be brilliant for the shine of virtue." End well, already well: "The virtue, no Aadlyk blood, will get the prys here." The painted trophy, consisting


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