"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 stan...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 1786 by E. Jackson, No. 14 Marylebone Street, Golden Square
Subject (Geographic):
Turkey.
Subject (Name):
Borusławski, Józef, 1739-1837 and Abdülhamid I, Sultan of the Turks, 1725-1789
Subject (Topic):
Ethnic stereotypes, Sultans, Harems, Guards, Dwarfs, Violins, and Pipes (Smoking)
"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 stan...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 1786 by E. Jackson, No. 14 Marylebone Street, Golden Square
Subject (Geographic):
Turkey.
Subject (Name):
Borusławski, Józef, 1739-1837 and Abdülhamid I, Sultan of the Turks, 1725-1789
Subject (Topic):
Ethnic stereotypes, Sultans, Harems, Guards, Dwarfs, Violins, and Pipes (Smoking)
"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 stan...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 1786 by E. Jackson, No. 14 Marylebone Street, Golden Square
Subject (Geographic):
Turkey.
Subject (Name):
Borusławski, Józef, 1739-1837 and Abdülhamid I, Sultan of the Turks, 1725-1789
Subject (Topic):
Ethnic stereotypes, Sultans, Harems, Guards, Dwarfs, Violins, and Pipes (Smoking)
"George IV, dressed as a Turk, marches arrogantly past a row of ladies of his harem, holding a large goblet whose contents are spilling. He wears a jewelled turban with the high peak of a fool's cap, terminating in a bell. The end of his long furred r...
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pubd. by W. Benbow, 269 Strand
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Conyngham, Henry Conyngham, Marquess, 1766-1832, Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834., Richmond and Lennox, Charlotte, Duchess of, 1768-1842., Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861., and Quentin, Georgina.
The interior of a seraglio shows a Turk with his harem, seated in a low hall that looks out to a garden. The women are served by eunuchs (the only other men allowed in the hall), one of whom peers in through the window to insure privacy. The master an...
Description:
Title, publisher, state, and date from Paulson.
Publisher:
A. de La Mottraye
Subject (Geographic):
Turkey. and Islamic Empire.
Subject (Name):
La Mottraye, Aubry de, approximately 1674-1743.
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Clothing & dress, Eunuchs, Harems, Interiors, and Servants
The interior of a seraglio shows a Turk with his harem, seated in a low hall that looks out to a garden. The women are served by eunuchs (the only other men allowed in the hall), one of whom peers in through the window to insure privacy. The master an...
Description:
Title, publisher, state, and date from Paulson.
Publisher:
A. de La Mottraye
Subject (Geographic):
Turkey. and Islamic Empire.
Subject (Name):
La Mottraye, Aubry de, approximately 1674-1743.
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Clothing & dress, Eunuchs, Harems, Interiors, and Servants
