Der Catechismus der Liebe nach the beaux Stratagem des Farquhar, a rare printed fan, the leaf a hand-coloured etching of cupid instructing eight fashionable ladies the art of love with a list of questions and answers, published bey Loschenkohl, with bone sticks - 11in.(27cm.), Austrian, circa 1780 (leaf slighly damaged)

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Der Catechismus der Liebe nach the beaux Stratagem des Farquhar, a rare printed fan, the leaf a hand-coloured etching of cupid instructing eight fashionable ladies the art of love with a list of questions and answers, published bey Loschenkohl, with bone sticks - 11in.(27cm.), Austrian, circa 1780 (leaf slighly damaged)
See Colour Plate 5

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George Farquhar's play The Beaux' Stratagem was first produced in 1707.

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