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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Description
- 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
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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
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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
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"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
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Title from text below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Mounted on page 46 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
1 print : stipple engraving and etching in bistre ink on laid paper ; sheet 30.6 x 36.8 cm.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark. - Provenance
- Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day viii, lot 50, to H.G. Bohn, £7.7.0 [London, 733]; from an undergraduate at King's College, through Scribner's, May 1952, to W.S. Lewis, $225.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 300 x 354 mm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
- 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
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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)
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Beds
Angels - Subjects
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Arabian nights > Illustrations
Beds
Angels
England > London > 1786
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > 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
- 7780400
- Object ID (OID)
- 17355612