A Couple in an Interior with a Gypsy Fortune-Teller
by DUCK, Jacob, Oil on wood, 25 x 33 cm
This painting is the earliest of several paintings by Duck featuring gypsy fortune-tellers. In this scene, setting in a tavern as indicated by the glass of red wine to the far left, and the smoking requisites dropped onto the floor, a woman in very proper attire responds skeptically to the words of an old gypsy fortune-teller. The lady’s companion wears an extravagantly feathered cap and an impatient expression.