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AUDENARDE or LILLE, Flanders, after David II TÉNIERS,...

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AUDENARDE or LILLE, Flanders, after David II TÉNIERS, first quarter 18th c. The fortune-teller Woven wool and silk tapestry decorated with undergrowth, two openings revealing a castle and a bridge spanning a river. In the foreground, a gypsy woman, barefoot and wearing a large hat, reads the fortune of an old man accompanied by a child. Lined, fresh colors, restorations. 320 x 375 cm Former collection of the Princes of Liechtenstein, Vaduz Castle, on deposit with the Savoy-Carignan Palace, monastery of the Ladies of Savoy founded by Maria Theresa of Liechtenstein (1694-1772).