Scene in the Hippodrome in Constantinople with figures numbered; key provided in the text (see v. 1, p. 196-97, 249-50). In the foreground a procession for a Turkish bride who is carried by Janizaries; the group includes musicians who blow horns and beat drums. In the background are horsemen, 'Serpetine', and the ancient obelisks
Description:
Title, publisher, state, and date from Paulson., One of fifteen plates from: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., "T. 1."--Upper left corner., "XV."--Upper right corner., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On page 14 in volume 1.
Publisher:
A. de La Mottraye
Subject (Geographic):
Turkey. and Turkish.
Subject (Name):
La Mottraye, Aubry de, approximately 1674-1743. and Hippodrome of Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
View of Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill estate from the northeast with the villa in the distance on the left, the obelisk in the center, and a cottage, on the right. On the hill below the obelisk, one man lies face down while the second figure is seated facing the viewer. In the foreground on the left, two men approach, the older man on horseback, a younger man, with a bag thrown over his shoulder and carrying a sword, walks behind, as they exchange words
Description:
Title devised by curator., Attributed to James Malton. Date based on artisti return to England in 1791., After Joseph Charles Barrow's 1789 drawing "View of Strawberry Hill from the road?, and James Malton (1761-1803), British watercolorist, engraver, and draftsman.
