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Etching of robed figures with a mounted horseman near palm trees, beside a fortified palace and terrace on a Nile riverbank.

Egyptian fortune-tellers outside a palace on the Nile. Etching by V. Pillement, J.L.C. Pauquet and F. Dequevauviller after L.F. Cassas, 1798.

An etching shows a group of robed figures gathered on a riverbank beside tall palms, while a mounted rider with a spear watches. Behind them, a fortified palace with a tower and a decorated colonnaded terrace overlooks the water, where a small boat and birds rest. The caption reads "Diseuses de bonne aventure" (fortune-tellers), with "maisons de plaisance sur le rivage du Nil, en face de l'ancienne Memphis."

Artist
Louis-François Cassas
Date
1798
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2883 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1798.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Adivinas frente a un palacio junto al Nilo, según Cassas (1798)

Un aguafuerte muestra un grupo de figuras con túnicas reunidas en la orilla de un río, junto a altas palmeras, mientras un jinete con lanza las observa. Detrás, un palacio fortificado con torre y una terraza con columnas decoradas mira al agua, donde descansan una pequeña barca y aves. El pie de imagen dice "Diseuses de bonne aventure" (adivinas).

Português: Adivinhas diante de um palácio no Nilo, após Cassas (1798)

Uma gravura em água-forte mostra um grupo de figuras com mantos reunidas na margem de um rio, ao lado de altas palmeiras, enquanto um cavaleiro com lança as observa. Ao fundo, um palácio fortificado com torre e um terraço com colunas decoradas dá para a água, onde repousam um pequeno barco e aves. A legenda diz "Diseuses de bonne aventure" (adivinhas).

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