The genii takes beddridin [sic] Hassen from the bed of the beautiful lady and lays him at the gates of Damascus Arabn. nights entt. / [graphic]

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Title
The genii takes beddridin [sic] Hassen from the bed of the beautiful lady and lays him at the gates of Damascus Arabn. nights entt. / [graphic]
Alternative Title
Genii takes beddridin Hassen from the bed of the beautiful lady and lays him at the gates of Damascus
Genii takes bedridden Hassen from the bed of the beautiful lady and lays him at the gates of Damascus
Creator
Pettit, John, active 1780-1790, printmaker
Contributor
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist.
Jones, J. approximately 1745-1797, publisher.
Published / Created
[23 December 1786]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Publish'd Decr. 23d, 1786, by J. Jones, No. 63 Great Portland Street, Marylebone
Abstract

"A woman reclining on a bed at left with her breasts exposed, at right a man lying in the arms of an angel; after a drawing by Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title from text below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Suckling; May 1956.
Extent
1 print : sheet 300 x 354 mm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Bunbury 786.12.23.01+ Impression 1
Collection Title
Volume 2, page 46. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Collection / Other Creator
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, collector.
Collection Date
[Strawberry Hill], [between 1765 and 1792]

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Illustrations
Book illustrations
Stipple engravings England London 1786
Etchings England London 1786
Watermarks (Paper)
Material
stipple engraving and etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Topic)
Beds
Angels
Subjects
Arabian nights > Illustrations
Beds
Angels
England > London > 1786
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
7780400
Object ID (OID)
10728212

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