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History of the Fan

ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR

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1.RINALDO IN THE GARDEN OF ARMIDA. Louis XV. H.R.H. The Princess Of WalesFrontispiece

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2.A CONCERT. Dutch. H.R.H. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll1

3.LA DANSE, AFTER LANCRET. Dr. Law Adam8

4.SEA NYMPHS. Italian. Mr. W. Burdett-Coutts, M.P.27

5.THE RAPE OF HELEN. ‘Vernis Martin.’ Lady Lindsay30

6.CHINESE FAN. Filigree and Enamel. Mr. M. Tomkinson46

7.CHINESE FAN. Red Lacquer. Miss Moss53

8.HOTEI AND THE CHILDREN. By Kanō-Shō-Yei, 1591. Mr. Wilson Crewdson.67

9.THE TAMAGAWA RIVER. By Kanō San Raku. Mr. Wilson Crewdson68

10.CUT VELLUM FAN. Mr. L. C. R. Messel107

11.FAN MOUNT. Bacchus and Ariadne. Mrs. Bruce-JohnstonBetween pages 122 and 123

12.PIAZZA OF ST. MARK. Mr. W. Burdett-Coutts, M.P.125

13.SPANISH FAN PAINTED IN THE CHINESE TASTE. Lady Lindsay127

14.PASTORELLE. Spanish. H.S.H. Princess Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg132

15.BULL FIGHTS. Spanish. Lady Northcliffe134

16.PASTORELLE. Louis XV. Wyatt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum138

17.MOMENS MUSICALS. ‘Vernis Martin.’ Mr. Leopold de Rothschild, C.V.O.142

18.THE RAPE OF HELEN. ‘Vernis Martin.’ Lady Northcliffe158

19.DIDO AND ÆNEAS. Mrs. Bischoffsheim. Facing reverse of same FanBetween pages 162 and 163

20.‘CABRIOLET’ FAN. Lady Northcliffe164

21.DIRECTOIRE AND EMPIRE FANS. Miss Ethel Travers Birdwood, and Mr. L. C. R. Messel, facing ‘Sans Gêne’ and Empire Fans Between pages 170 and 171

22.TELEMACHUS AND CALYPSO. The Dowager Marchioness of Bristol176

23.WEDDING FAN. Directoire. Mr. L. C. R. Messel188

24.WEDDING FAN. H.R.H. Princess Henry of Battenberg272

25.LE CERF DE ST. HUBERT. By Rosa Bonheur. M. Georges Cain280

26.THE RED FAN. Conversations Galantes. By Charles Conder. Mr. John Lane294

27.THE BLUE FAN. By Frank Brangwyn, A.R.A.296

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