Diana & Endymion

Fan with carved, pierced and gilt mother of pearl sticks.
The double paper leaf is painted on the recto with the goddess Diana reclining upon a leopard skin.  The subject depicted probably relates to the story of Diana and Endymion, a youth with whom the goddess fell in love.  Two further cartouches show rural scenes and putti in the style of Francois Boucher (1703-1770). The verso is painted with figures in a landscape.