A reverie of Prince Demetrius Cantemir, Ospidar of Moldavia [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- A reverie of Prince Demetrius Cantemir, Ospidar of Moldavia [graphic]
- Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Contributor
- Cornell, Thos., active 1780-1792, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [26 April 1788]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publd. 26th April 1788 by Thos. Cornell, Bruton Street
- Abstract
-
"Burke sleeps in a half-reclining position, his arms folded, legs extended, spectacles pushed up on his forehead. On a pedestal above his head (right) is a bust inscribed 'Mahomet', a fierce-looking, mustachioed man. A hanging lamp burns before it. On the right is Burke's reverie or dream: A Turk sits cross-legged on a divan holding out his arms eagerly to a young girl who is being brought to him by his mother, an elderly woman, who says, grinning, "I have procured another Lamb for my Lord"; the girl turns away with a gesture of distress. Above the Turk's head is an open book inscribed 'Koran'. Beside Burke in the foreground (right) is propped an open book inscribed: 'And I have observed that the greatest Degree of Respect is paid to Women of Quality in the East and that the strongest Instances of Maternal Affection & filial Duty prevail there. Note Begum - The Viziers Mother frequently procures one of the most beautiful Virgins whom she adorns with Pearls and precious stones and brings to the Vizier whom she calls her Lion and desires him to take her to his Arms, this he most religiously performs and she is afterwards consig[ned] to the Zenana with 200 others whom he never sees a second Time.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 18.7 x 16.7 cm, on sheet 20.7 x 18 cm.
Mounted on leaf 44 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures. - Provenance
- Bequeathed by James Sayers to his sister and later given to Lord Eldon. Purchased from Christie's sale of Fine Books and Manuscripts, lot 305, 19 June 2012, with Lord Eldon's notebook (now LWL Mss Vol. 202).
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 18.7 x 16.8 cm, on sheet 25.1 x 18.2 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title
- Leaf 44. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823.
- Collection Date
- [London], [between 1782 and 1810]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1788
Etchings England London 1788 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Turkey.
- Subject (Name)
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Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818
Dimitrie Cantemir, Voivode of Moldavia, 1673-1723. - Subject (Topic)
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Impeachment
Sultans
Waterpipes (Smoking) - Subjects
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Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818 > Impeachment
Dimitrie Cantemir, Voivode of Moldavia, 1673-1723
Qurʼan
Sultans > Turkey
Waterpipes (Smoking)
England > 1788
England > London > 1788
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838 > Ownership
Sayers, James, 1748-1823 > 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
- 13929910
- Object ID (OID)
- 16819346