late 18th century (made)
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A harem, in a panelled room with Near Eastern decoration, with a shallow platforms to the back, the nearer carpeted, two women dressed in draped full length dresses, are dancing; on the platforms, beneath high windows, sit other women, similarly dressed, some with turbans, one playing a stringed instrument; in one corner with one of the women is seated a male turbanned figure and to the far right stands a male figure; to the lower right kneel two female figures with tambours. A turbanned male figure is looking into the room through a window at the back. Several figures are identified by numbers and the plate is numbered "T.I" and "XVIII". Line engraving from unidentified book. The lower left hand corner, with the name of the engraver, is missing.
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Materials and techniques | Engraving |
Brief description | Female dancers with musicians and observers in a harem. Line engraving late 18th century. |
Physical description | A harem, in a panelled room with Near Eastern decoration, with a shallow platforms to the back, the nearer carpeted, two women dressed in draped full length dresses, are dancing; on the platforms, beneath high windows, sit other women, similarly dressed, some with turbans, one playing a stringed instrument; in one corner with one of the women is seated a male turbanned figure and to the far right stands a male figure; to the lower right kneel two female figures with tambours. A turbanned male figure is looking into the room through a window at the back. Several figures are identified by numbers and the plate is numbered "T.I" and "XVIII". Line engraving from unidentified book. The lower left hand corner, with the name of the engraver, is missing. |
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Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
Object history | The print was originally executed and published in an unidentified book, possibly in the late 18th or early 19th century. The print came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest. |
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Accession number | S.136-1992 |
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Record created | November 15, 2001 |
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