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Shiek Ibrahim entertains Noureddin and the fair Persian in the Palace of Pleasures'

Stipple Engraving
ca. 1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stipple engraving and etching depicting a scene from the 'Arabian Nights'. Lettered with the engraver's names and with title in English and French.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Shiek Ibrahim entertains Noureddin and the fair Persian in the Palace of Pleasures' (assigned by artist)
  • Arabian Nights Entertainments (series title)
Materials and techniques
Stipple engraving and etching
Brief description
Stipple engraving and etching after a drawing by Henry William Bunbury entitled 'Shiek Ibrahim entertains Noureddin and the fair Persian in the Palace of Pleasures', from 'Arabian Nights Entertainments'. British School, ca. 1785.
Physical description
Stipple engraving and etching depicting a scene from the 'Arabian Nights'. Lettered with the engraver's names and with title in English and French.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 28.5 cm
  • Width: 34.9cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
T.Ryder & J.L.Cosse sculps (Inscribed)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceOne Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights)
Collection
Accession number
SP.129

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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