In this drawing, an itinerant fortune-teller reads the hand of a young woman on the steps of a house. Next to the woman, a man whispers something in her ear. He is probably trying to persuade her to marry. Nicolaas Verkolje made several versions of this subject around 1693-1695.
The drawing is a preparatory study for the painting of the same name, which is now in a private collection. In it, the composition is reproduced in its entirety without modification. At a later date, Verkolje made another painting of the three figures, which is today in the Toledo Museum of Art (inv. no. 55.39). In it, they are seen closer and from a different angle. Also missing are the dog in front of the house and the child hiding behind the fortune-teller.
Specifications
| Title | A Fortune Teller with a Young Woman and her Suitor |
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| Material and technique | Pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 250 mm Width 216 mm |
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| Artists |
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Nicolaas Verkolje
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| Accession number | NV 2 (PK) |
| Credits | From the estate of F.J.O. Boijmans, 1847 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1847 |
| Creation date | in circa 1693-1695 |
| Collector | Collector / F.J.O. Boijmans |
| External exhibitions |
Nicolaas Verkolje (2011) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Brown wash
> Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Grey wash
> Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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