Description Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 30.8 x 41.5 cm (12.13 x 16.34 inch). Image size: 24.9 x 35.8 cm. (9.8 x 14.09 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. JEAN BAPTISTE VANMOUR, GERARD JEAN BAPTISTE SCOTIN, JACQUES LE HAY, RECUEIL DES CENT ESTAMPES, NATIONS DU LEVANT, 1715, FRENCH ENGRAVING, COSTUME PRINT, OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 18TH CENTURY | PCO-B4-03 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Plate 97 from ‘Recueil de cent estampes representant differentes nations du Levant’, published by Jacques le Hay, Paris, 1714-15. State: Early 18th-century impression with royal privilege. Reference: Metropolitan Museum of Art, object no. 2019.282.54. Biography engraver: Gerard Jean Baptiste Scotin I (1671-1716) was a French engraver active in Paris in the early 18th century. He worked on book illustrations and costume series, contributing to the dissemination of images of the Ottoman Empire and the Levant through finely executed engravings. Biography artist: Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671-1737) was a French painter active in Constantinople (Istanbul), known for his detailed depictions of Ottoman court life and costumes. His works documenting the diverse peoples of the Levant were widely reproduced in engravings, especially in the influential publication Recueil de cent estampes representant differentes nations du Levant (1714-15).
