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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.

A young woman of humble origins, surrounded by children, is being told by a fortune teller that she will have a happy marriage. Lithograph by C. Constans after L. Boilly, 1824.

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

Español: Adivina que predice un feliz matrimonio, según Boilly

Litografía que muestra a una anciana adivina con pañuelo blanco leyendo cartas sobre una mesa, mientras una joven con cofia la escucha atentamente. Detrás se agrupan niños y un hombre con sombrero de ala ancha inclinado sobre ellos. El pie dice "Vous serez heureuse en ménage."

Português: Cartomante prevendo um casamento feliz, após Boilly

Litografia mostrando uma cartomante idosa de lenço branco lendo cartas sobre uma mesa, enquanto uma jovem de touca a escuta atentamente. Atrás, crianças e um homem de chapéu de aba larga debruçam-se sobre a cena. A legenda inferior diz "Vous serez heureuse en ménage."

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