Femme Juive, en habit de cèrèmonie, plate 64 from "Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant"
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 7/16 × 12 1/8 in. (41.7 × 30.8 cm) Plate: 14 1/8 × 9 3/4 in. (35.9 × 24.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.282.53
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Femme Juive, en habit de cèrèmonie** (Jewish Woman in Ceremonial Dress), plate 64 from the *Recueil de cent estampes représentant différentes nations du Levant* (Collection of One Hundred Prints Representing Different Nations of the Levant), captures the intricate details of Ottoman-era attire from the early 18th century. Created around 1714–15, this etching and engraving reproduces a painting by Jean Baptiste Vanmour, a French artist who documented life in Istanbul for European audiences. Engravings by Gérard Jean Baptiste Scotin I and published by Jacques le Hay, it showcases a Jewish woma...
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)