Portrait of a Fortune Teller

1880s

Chauncy Rykert

Associated Names
Chauncy Rykert

Artist, American, 1851 - 1927

The image features a woman shown from head to knee, crouched with her left hand resting on her knee and right hand holding cards. She has curly hair that falls to her shoulders and wears earrings, a necklace, and a headpiece. Her facial features include large eyes and a direct gaze. She is dressed in an outfit with a blouse, embellished sleeves, and a skirt with netting overlay. Her left wrist has a bracelet, and she wears shoes with buckles. The background appears blurred, with vegetation or textured backdrop. A card is visible on the ground by her right foot.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print (cabinet card)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 13.9 × 9.9 cm (5 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.)
    mount: 16.5 × 10.8 cm (6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.67


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on mount embossed: Rykert; lower center: CR; lower right: 172 CLINTON ST. / BUFFALO, N.Y.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: KL048; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: Gypsey / Fortune Teller


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