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The seraglio
Title
[The seraglio] [graphic] / Wm. Hogarth sculp.
Edition
[State 2].
Publication
[London] : [A. de La Mottraye], [1723]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 256 x 353 mm, on sheet 271 x 366 mm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title, publisher, state, and date from Paulson.
One of fifteen illustrations engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa.
'Tom. 1. No. XXII'--Upper right corner.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780-1826)..
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
The interior of a seraglio shows a Turk with his harem, seated in a low hall that looks out to a garden. The women are served by eunuchs (the only other men allowed in the hall), one of whom peers in through the window to insure privacy. The master and his favorite are being cooled with a fan made of feathers as two other women dancing "after a wanton manner" accompanied by musicians. Figures are numbered; key provided in the text (see v. 1, p. 250-251).
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 26, 2011
References
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 35
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works, no. 26
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Book illustrations.
Etchings - England - London - 1727.
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