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The Departure of Christopher Columbus, Europe, circa 1840 Folded fan, the double sheet in chromolithographed paper with flowers and bones in color and a cartel in the center. A man boards a ship bearing the coat of arms of the Spanish crown. A woman on the quay addresses him, surrounded by a court. The reverse depicts a country lunch, with servants and cooks bustling about on either side. The initials "PM" in the lower right denote the draftsman or lithographer. Wooden frame painted in gilded Chinese style with a peasant playing a flute. Height 27 cm (wear, restorations, partial folding)
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The Departure of Christopher Columbus, Europe, circa 1840 Folded fan, the double sheet in chromolithographed paper with flowers and bones in color and a cartel in the center. A man boards a ship bearing the coat of arms of the Spanish crown. A woman on the quay addresses him, surrounded by a court. The reverse depicts a country lunch, with servants and cooks bustling about on either side. The initials "PM" in the lower right denote the draftsman or lithographer. Wooden frame painted in gilded Chinese style with a peasant playing a flute. Height 27 cm (wear, restorations, partial folding)
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