The Kill (Diana and Actaeon)

Fan with pierced and painted ivory sticks, the guardsticks stained red, piqué and clouté with mother of pearl.

The single skin leaf is painted on the recto with the myth of Diana and Actaeon. While the goddess Diana is bathing in the forest, she is approached by Actaeon. Startled, she douses him with water at which point he transmorphs into a deer before being killed by his dogs, unable to recognise him.

The verso is painted with a scattering of brightly coloured flowers including roses, tulips, ranunculi and lily of the valley.