Ozias Humphry RA, A Fortune Teller

A Fortune Teller, ca.1788

Ozias Humphry RA (1742 - 1810)

RA Collection: Art

This work was originally exhibited at the Royal Academy Annual Exhibition in 1788 with the title ‘A Bramin in India telling the fortune of some English ladies’. An inscription on the reverse of the miniature identifies the ladies as Lady Charlotte Maria and Lady Anne Horatia, the daughters of the 2nd Earl Waldegrave.

Object details

Title
A Fortune Teller
Artist/designer
Ozias Humphry RA (1742 - 1810)
Date
ca.1788
Object type
Painting
Medium
Watercolour and gouache
Dimensions

143 mm x 123 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
08/3577
Acquisition
Diploma Work given by Ozias Humphry RA accepted 1791

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