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Charles XII at Bender
Title
[Charles XII at Bender] [graphic] / W . Hogarth invt. et sculpt. ; S. Parker sculpt.
Edition
[State 2].
Publication
[London] : [A. de La Mottraye], [1727]
Physical Description
1 print : engraving ; plate mark 259 x 357 mm, on sheet 277 x 369 mm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title from banner at top of image.
Hogarth signed below top image; Parker signed below border of map.
Publisher and state from Paulson.
'Tom. 2. No. V.'--Upper right corner.
One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa.
Each image lettered in French and English: A. Premier campement du Roy de Suede; AA. Second campement du Roy de Suede; A. King of Sweden's first encampment; AA. King of Sweden's second encampment.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780-1826)..
Summary
The top of two images (by Hogarth) shows the first encampment of the King of Sweden; the lower image (by Parker) is a map of the encampment. In both cases there are keys to the numbers identifiying persons and places in the image. Charles XII and his friend Baron Ernest Fedrik de Fabrice, the Holstein minister, are riding about accompanied by the Janizaries assigned to Charles bu Sultan Achmet. One of the horsement bringing up the rear isLa Motraye himself. See Paulson.
Variant and related titles
Title from banner in image: Bender
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 26, 2011
References
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 37
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works, no. 28
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Maps - Sweden - 1727.
Book illustrations.
Engravings - England - London - 1727.
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