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A native dance
Title
[A native dance] [graphic] / Wm. Hogarth sculp.
Edition
[State 1].
Publication
[London] : [A. de La Mottraye], [1727]
Physical Description
1 print : engraving ; sheet 26 x 35 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title, publisher, state, and date from Paulson.
One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa.
"T. 1."--Upper left corner.
"XI."--Upper right corner.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
Summary
In Smyrna with a city in the distance, a group of women and girls perform a folk dance in a wooded landscape. The figure labelled '1' is identified in the text as 'one of the Chief Woman in Smyrna'' and '7' is her daughter; both wear Turkish headdresses. The country girl (3) wears the costume of Scio, and the woman (4) wears a typical dress from Constantinople. See v. 1, p. 159-60.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 29, 2016
References
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 31
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works, no. 22
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Book illustrations.
Engravings - England - London - 1727.
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