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Whirling Dervishes

Drawing
ca. 1725-1750 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Vanmour, Jean-Baptiste (artist)

Drawing, Whirling Dervishes, about 1725-1750, copy after Jean-Baptiste Vanmour


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Islam
Object type
Drawing
TitleWhirling Dervishes (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and black ink and grey wash
Brief description
Drawing, Whirling Dervishes, about 1725-1750, copy after Jean-Baptiste Vanmour
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.7cm
  • Width: 19.9cm
Styles
Orientalism
Flemish School
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Historical context
The image is a simplified, reduced version of Pl.102 in Le Hay, Recueil de Cent Estampes (with plates after Vanmour). For comparisons with plates in other publications, including B. Picart, Cérémonies et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les Peuples du Monde, 8 tom., Amsterdam, 1723-43, see Searight Archive. It has been suggested that SD.1079 may be by Bernard Picart. See also SD.1304.
Subjects depicted
Whirling Dervishes
Mevlevi
Places depicted
Turkey
Istanbul (City)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
SD.1079

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Record createdApril 14, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O152639/whirling-dervishes-drawing-vanmour-jean-baptiste/
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