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Description: This antique engraving originates from: 'Recueil de cent estampes representant differentes nations du Levant.', by Jacques Hay, published in Paris by Le Hay & Duchange, 1714. (Transl: Collection of 100 engravings representing the different Levant Nations.) This work is 'the most popular and influential illustration of Turkish dress', commissioned by Charles de Ferriol. It illustrates the regional, religious and national costume of the Turkish empire.
Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Philippe Simonneau (1685-1753) was an French engraver, like his father Charles before him. after a painting by Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (1671-1737). Jean Baptiste Vanmour or Van Mour was a Flemish-French painter, remembered for his detailed portrayal of life in the Ottoman Empire during the Tulip Era and the rule of Sultan Ahmed III. Many of his paintings are now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Subject: Large scarse gorgeously coloured Ottoman-Turkish costume print, titled: 'Peik, Page du Grand Seigneur, qui le suit a pied quand il sort' (Peik, the page of the Great Lord, who follows on foot when it serves.).
Condition: Very good, given age. Small stains in the margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 51.5 x 33 cm. The image size is ca. 25 x 36 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 20.3 x 13 inch. The image size is ca. 9.8 x 14.2 inch.
Medium: Original handcoloured etching/engraving on a verge type handlaid paper.
Location: B4-41
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