Lady having her fortune told by an old man, with a Black page boy

A finely dressed woman in a pale gown and pearls extends her hand toward a bearded old man in a black cap and cloak, who studies it at a draped table beside a globe. A young Black boy in dark, puffed costume stands at her side, while a fireplace and carved chair fill the room in this engraving.

Artist

Alfred Edward Chalon

Date

[1830]

Medium

Etchings

Source

Wellcome Collection

Size

3123 × 4000 px

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