Octavius Oakley

Fortune Teller

Octavius Oakley, an original lithograph: "Fortune Teller " is printed on nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins as published and printed by G. Rowney & Co., around 1860 at 52 Rathbone Place, & 29 Oxford Street. This lithograph is based upon one of Oakley's gipsy paintings. It is No. 57 from a series entitled, Studies in two Crayons, after Various Artists. "Fortune Teller " is a fine, original example of the portrait art created by the British artist, Octavius Oakley.

Fortune Teller

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Title:	Fortune Teller
Artist:	Oakley, Octavius (Derbyshire, 1800 - 1867)
Date:	c. 1860
Medium:	Original Lithograph
Publisher:	G. Rowney & Co., 52 Rathbone Place, & 29 Oxford Street.
Printer:	G. Rowney & Co., 52 Rathbone Place, & 29 Oxford Street.
Note:	Octavius Oakley: A rustic genre and portrait painter, mainly in watercolor, Octavius Oakley came to work in London in 1841. He was elected as a full member of the Royal Watercolor Society in 1844. In addition to portraits, he painted landscapes with rustic figures and gipsies, which earned him the nickname of 'Gipsy Oakley'. This nineteenth century lithograph entitled, Fortune Teller is obviously based on one of these compositions.
Source:	No. 57- Studies in two Crayons, after Various Artists.
Size:	14 1/2 X 12 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $265.00 US
Condition:	Printed on nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins. A very slight tear exists along the left hand margin and another along the lower margin, also there is a crease in the lower left right margin. The damage does not intrude into the image. Else, it is in condition throughout. Fortune Teller is a fine, original example of the genre portraits of Octavius Oakley.
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