Indien, plate 93 from "Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant"
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 9/16 × 11 15/16 in. (42.1 × 30.3 cm) Plate: 14 1/8 × 9 13/16 in. (35.9 × 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
2019.282.93
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking print, titled *Indien*, comes 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, it forms plate 93 of a series documenting the diverse peoples of the Ottoman Empire and surrounding regions. Published by Jacques le Hay, the volume offered European audiences one of the most detailed visual records of Eastern dress and customs at a time when travel to these lands remained rare. Vanmour, a Flemish artist working i...
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)