The polish dwarf performing before the Grand Seignior [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The polish dwarf performing before the Grand Seignior [graphic]
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
- Contributor
- Jackson, Elizabeth, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [March 1786]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd March 1786 by E. Jackson, No. 14 Marylebone Street, Golden Square
- Abstract
-
"Boruwlaski or Boruslawski (left) plays the violin, he stands (left) before an immense Turk (right) seated on the floor, an arm round each of two ladies of the harem who recline against him. The Sultan (Abdul Hamid) smokes a long pipe. Behind him stand two fierce-looking guards. In the background three other ladies listen rapturously to the slim, erect, and well-dressed dwarf, who is in marked contrast with the massive Turk and the voluptuous ladies of the seraglio. A draped canopy completes the design."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Plate originally published in 1781. Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 186-187.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint statement. Imprint supplied from British Museum catalogue.
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; on sheet 22.1 x 29.5 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint.
Mounted on leaf 40 of volume 2 of 14 volumes. - Provenance
- From a collection in fourteen volumes compiled by Francis Harvey and dispersed at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Sold at Sotheby, London, 12 March 1919. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 232 x 307 mm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1781
Etchings England London 1786 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Turkey.
- Subject (Name)
-
Borusławski, Józef, 1739-1837
Abdülhamid I, Sultan of the Turks, 1725-1789 - Subject (Topic)
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Ethnic stereotypes
Sultans
Harems
Guards
Dwarfs
Violins
Pipes (Smoking) - Subjects
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Borusławski, Józef, 1739-1837 > Caricatures and cartoons
Abdülhamid I, Sultan of the Turks, 1725-1789 > Caricatures and cartoons
Ethnic stereotypes
Sultans > Turkey
Harems
Guards
Dwarfs
Violins
Pipes (Smoking)
England > 1781
England > London > 1786
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7691080
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791462
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