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Danse Egyptienne au bord du Nil

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Description

1 print : engraving, b&w; image 15 x 24 cm., on sheet 25 x 35 cm.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Prints – 18th century.

Note

Image depicts groups of Egyptian men wearing pantaloons and turbans gathered at the banks of the Nile river near palm trees. In the foreground the men sit on the ground conversing and smoking pipes. Behind them a large group dances wildly with spears. A line of small boats is depicted at the river's edge. Two men in Western attire (tailcoats and long trousers) sit on the ground observing, while two Egyptian men stand near them.
Lower left: [h.] Vernst et J.B. Mourier delte.
Upper right: pl. 25. Possibly a plate from Voyage pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoénicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse Égypte, gravé sur les dessins de Cassas.

Call Number

*MGZFD Pie J Dan 1

OCLC

228068546

Author

Pierron, Jean Antoine, active 1780-1812.

Title

Danse Egyptienne au bord du Nil [graphic] / Piérron sculp.

Imprint

[1798?]

Local Note

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Added Author

Cournand, Gilberte. Former owner

Research Call Number

*MGZFD Pie J Dan 1