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A Way of Telling the Future, China, 1824-1827. Artist: Mademoiselle FormentinA Way of Telling the Future, China, 1824-1827
Fortune Telling Scene (Sleeper Awakened by a Young Woman), 1620s. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm
Fortune-telling. Artist: Romero de Torres, Julio (1874-1930)Fortune-telling. Found in the collection of Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga
The Fortune Teller. Artist: Caravaggio, Michelangelo (1571-1610)The Fortune Teller. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris
Fortune-teller, 1895. Artist: Vrubel, Mikhail Alexandrovich (1856-1910)Fortune-teller, 1895. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Fortune Telling, 1842. Artist: Venetsianov, Alexei Gavrilovich (1780-1847)Fortune Telling, 1842. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Christmas Eve fortune telling, 1870s. Artist: Kramskoi, Ivan Nikolayevich (1837-1887)Christmas Eve fortune telling, 1870s. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Fortune-telling, 1867. Artist: Siemiradzki, Henryk (1843-1902)Fortune-telling, 1867. From a private collection
While Yukis fortune was being told I photographed her, c1900, (1921). Artist: Julian Leonard StreetWhile Yukis fortune was being told I photographed her, c1900, (1921). From Mysterious Japan, by Julian Street. [Doubleday, Page & Company, New York & Toronto, 1921]
La Tete De Flore (Madame Deshayes), 1769, (1913). Artist: Louis Marin BonnetLa Tete De Flore (Madame Deshayes), 1769, (1913). Catherine Deshayes Monvoisin, known as La Voisin, (c1640-1680), French fortune teller and poisoner. After Francois Boucher (1703-1770)
Fortune teller and seer, Inari temple, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. From The Underwood Travel Library - Japan, [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1904]
The Gipsy, c1850. Artist: Albert Henry PayneThe Gipsy, c1850. Brain & Payne, London, c1850]
Your Fortune - Fortells a letter which contains a proposal, you will accept & good fortune will follow you, c1906. A Fortune Teller reading tea leaves. [J. Welch & Sons, Portsmouth, c1906]
The Fortune-Teller, 1903, (1903). Artist: Philip William MayThe Fortune-Teller, 1903, (1903). From The Pall Mall Magazine Volume XXXI, edited by George R. Halkett. [Editorial and Publishing Offices, London, 1903]
The Fortune Teller, 1911The Fortune Teller. After a drawing by J.R. Smith. From The Connoisseur Volume XXIX [Otto Limited, London, 1911]
A Fortune in a Teacup, 1901A Fortune in a Teacup. A Victorian lady telling the fortunes of a group of ladies by reading tea leaves. Tasseography is a fortune-telling method that interprets patterns in tea leaves
Fortune teller, Inari Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodFortune teller, Inari Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Inari is the Shinto god of fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes and industry
The Credulous Lady and Astrologer, 1786. Artists: John Raphael Smith, Peter SimonThe Credulous Lady and Astrologer, 1786. After John Raphael Smith (1751-1812). From The Connoisseur Vol. XX. [Otto Limited, London, 1908]
Crossing Her Palm. Stereoscopic card detail
A Tibetan fortune teller, 1898. Plate taken from In The Forbidden Land (an account of a journey in Tibet, capture by the Tibetan authorities, imprisonment, torture, and ultimate release), volume I
The youth of Louis XIV, c1920s
Tom and Jerry, catching Kate and Sue on the fly, having their fortunes told, 19th century. Kate and Sue having their fortunes read in the cards (Cartomancy) by an old woman
The Fortune Teller, (1885). Artist: FreudebergThe Fortune Teller, (1885). A scene from rustic French life during the 17th century
The Necromancer, ca 1775. Artist: Le Prince, Jean-Baptiste (1734-1781)The Necromancer, ca 1775. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London
Landscape with a Scene of Enchantment, ca 1590. Artist: Fiammingo, Paolo (c. 1540-1596)Landscape with a Scene of Enchantment, ca 1590. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London
Good Luck, 1595. Artist: Caravaggio, Michelangelo (1571-1610)Good Luck, 1595. Found in the collection of the Musei Capitolini, Rome
Merry Company with Fortune Teller, 1631. Artist: Valentin de Boullogne (1591-1632)Merry Company with Fortune Teller, 1631. Found in the collection of the Liechtenstein Museum
The Fortune Teller, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 4th June 1892
Austrian Fortune-Telling Cards from a pack of 32, showing acorns, hearts, bells and leaves
Roman relief of a haruspex, 3rd centuryRoman relief from Ostia for Fulvius Alius, a haruspex. The relief shows him at work before an altar where Hercules stands with his club
Greek terracotta of a haruspex inspecting pigs entrailsGreek terracotta of a haruspex and cockerel inspecting pigs entrails, from south Italy
Babylonian clay model of a sheeps lungClay model of a lung, containing omens, Late Babylonian, 7th Century BC, from Ninevah. Used by baru-priests to teach their students its anatomy and its significance in foretelling the future
Chiromancy: Lines of the closed hand from Andre Corvo L Art de Chyromance Lyons c1545
Chiromancy: Country girl having her hand read by a fortune teller who sees misfortunes aheadChiromancy: Country girl having her hand read by an itinerant fortune teller who sees misfortunes ahead
Cassandra, legendary Trojan prophetess, 16th century. In Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of Priam, king of Troy, and Hecuba
Jerry having his hand read by a gypsy, c1828. Artist: Isaac Robert CruikshankJerry having his hand read by a gypsy, c1828. Jerry takes a break from a hunt to have his hand read told by a pretty gypsy while Logick leans on a fence
A visit to a fortune teller, early 19th century. Artist: Isaac Robert CruikshankA visit to a fortune teller, early 19th century. Kate and Sue having their fortunes read in the cards (Cartomancy) by an old woman
The Spanish Fly from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836
Portrait of la Voisin, . n. d. Creator: Antoine CoypelPortrait of la Voisin, .n.d