Dervich, des Indes, plate 92 from "Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant"
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 9/16 × 11 15/16 in. (42 × 30.4 cm) Plate: 14 3/16 × 9 13/16 in. (36 × 24.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.282.81
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking print, titled *Dervich, des Indes* (Dervish from India), is plate 92 from the influential 1714–15 publication *Recueil de cent estampes représentant différentes nations du Levant*. Created through etching and engraving by Gérard Jean Baptiste Scotin I after designs by Jean Baptiste Vanmour, the work formed part of a landmark series published by Jacques le Hay. The volume offered European audiences one of the earliest comprehensive visual surveys of peoples across the Ottoman Empire and neighboring regions, blending careful observation with the period’s fascination for exotic cult...
About the Artist
Jacques le Hay|Jean Baptiste Vanmour|Gérard Jean Baptiste Scotin I ( |French) · 1650 |1671 –1750 |1737
|French, Valenciennes 1671–1737 Istanbul (Constantinople)