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Black and white lithograph of an old fortune teller with cards beside a young woman in a bonnet, with children and a man in a hat watching behind.

Fortune Teller Predicting a Happy Marriage, after Boilly

A lithograph showing an elderly fortune teller in a white headscarf reading cards at a table while a young woman in a bonnet listens intently. Children and onlookers crowd behind, a man in a wide-brimmed hat leaning over them. The caption below reads "Vous serez heureuse en ménage."

Artist
Louis-Léopold Boilly
Date
[1824]
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2911 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1824.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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