Afriquaine, en habit de Cèrèmonie, plate 96 from "Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant"
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 9/16 in. × 12 in. (42 × 30.5 cm) Plate: 14 3/16 × 9 13/16 in. (36 × 25 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.282.84
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 18th-century Europe’s fascination with exotic East through *Afriquaine, en habit de Cérémonie*, plate 96 from the *Recueil de cent estamp représentant différentes nations du Levant* (Collection of One Hundred Prints Representing Different Nations of the Levant), created around 1714–15. etching and engraving depicts an African woman in ceremonial attire, part of a celebrated series that captured the diverse peoples, costumes, and customs of the Levant—spanning regions like Turkey, Syria, and North Africa—for European audiences hungry for glimpses of the "Orient." ...
About the Artist
Jean Baptiste Vanmour|Gérard Jean Baptiste Scotin I|Jacques le Hay · 1671–1737
Comment on works: Architecture; Portraits; Genre; Turkish scenes