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Louis Morin for the Carlton Hotel

Maquet (Publisher) Morin, Louis (Artist)

The Fan Museum

The Fan Museum
London, United Kingdom

‘Fontange’ or balloon shaped fan with stained wooden sticks.

The double paper leaf is printed on the recto with a lively illustration of a couple in eighteenth century style costume; the male figure places a kiss upon the hand of the female who holds a fan in her other hand. Signed ‘Louis Morin’.
The verso is printed in monochrome with a diaper of bows and florets and a central cartouche inscribed, ‘With the Compliments of the Carlton Hotel’.

Morin, L. (French, 1855 – 1938)
Painter, illustrator and caricaturist. Described as ‘The Watteau of the modern illustrated press’ (Emmanuel, 1905)

Details

  • Title: Louis Morin for the Carlton Hotel
  • Creator: Maquet (Publisher) Morin, Louis (Artist)
  • Date Created: circa 1910s
  • Location: France
  • Physical Dimensions: 24 cm
  • Type: Fan
  • Medium: Paper, wood

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