{"product_id":"the-necromancer-ngal1026","title":"The Necromancer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eJean-Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734 - 1781)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e30 1\/4\" x 25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(Probably 1775) \"An old man in an exotic costume is reading a young lady’s palm. She is accompanied by a young man in a turban who rests his hand on her shoulder. The objects that surround the old man tell us that he is a magician: an alembic (a still to make alcohol), an incense burner, several reference books and a magic wand. The young pair look as if they are entirely convinced by his words.\n\nThe title ‘The Necromancer’ is a translation of that given to the work, or a version of it, when it was exhibited at the 1775 Paris Salon. A necromancer is someone who evokes the spirits of the dead in order to predict the future. However, the elderly man here is practising chiromancy – the occult art of reading the future from the palm of the hand.\n\nThere are three known virtually identical versions of this picture. The version in the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg is probably the original.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/paintings\/jean-baptiste-le-prince-the-necromancer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"National Gallery of Art London - The Necromancer\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean-Baptiste Le Prince","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":50509754499315,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (30 1\/4\" x 25\")","offer_id":50509754532083,"sku":null,"price":1248.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (19 5\/8\" x 16 1\/4\")","offer_id":50509754564851,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (24 1\/8\" x 20\")","offer_id":50509754597619,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (29 1\/2\" x 24 3\/8\")","offer_id":50509754630387,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (38 1\/8\" x 31 5\/8\")","offer_id":50509754663155,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (45 3\/4\" x 37 3\/4\")","offer_id":50509754695923,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (53 7\/8\" x 44 3\/4\")","offer_id":50509754728691,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (64 5\/8\" x 53 3\/8\")","offer_id":50509754761459,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/TheNecromancer.jpg?v=1788505720","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/the-necromancer-ngal1026","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}