Djerid Exercise, Turkey - Original Steel Engraving after Lalaisse
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Original 19th-century steel engraving of the djerid exercise, the Turkish equestrian game in which the riders throw a blunt javelin at the gallop, before the tents of the camp and a seated crowd. Drawing by H. Lalaisse engraved by Chaillot under the direction of Lemaitre.
Original 19th-century steel engraving of the djerid exercise, the Turkish equestrian game in which the riders throw a blunt javelin at the gallop, before the tents of the camp and a seated crowd. Drawing by H. Lalaisse engraved by Chaillot under the direction of Lemaitre.
The djerid (cirit) reached Anatolia with the Turkic peoples and was for centuries a courtly game and a military exercise in the Ottoman Empire.
Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: H. Lalaisse
Engraver / lithographer: Chaillot, under the direction of Lemaitre
Date: 19th century
Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.4 in (19.8 x 13.7 cm)
Condition: Mounted on paper; foxing scattered through the margins.
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Original 19th-century steel engraving of the djerid exercise, the Turkish equestrian game in which the riders throw a blunt javelin at the gallop, before the tents of the camp and a seated crowd. Drawing by H. Lalaisse engraved by Chaillot under the direction of Lemaitre.