Private fans collection of Evgeniya Doremidova
Saint-Petersburg

Hand fan “Wedding of Josef II & Isabella De Parma in Vienna”

Fan was made for marriage of Franz Joseph the Emperor of Austria & Elisabeth de Bavaria in 1854.

The marriage of Joseph & Isabella was happy: Joseph loved Isabella but it was very shot: after 3 years Isabella fallen ill & died. Leaf recto is paper painted, verso skin painted with flowers