Original copper engraving with the iftar, or supper, of the Grand Vizier together with the other ministers of the Sublime Porte on the third night of Ramadan: the carpeted hall, the central brazier and the double files of servants with their trays. Bilingual caption in French and Spanish.
Original copper engraving with the iftar, or supper, of the Grand Vizier together with the other ministers of the Sublime Porte on the third night of Ramadan: the carpeted hall, the central brazier and the double files of servants with their trays. Bilingual caption in French and Spanish.
Drawing by Hippolyte Lalaisse, direction by Lemaître and engraving by Chaillot, from the Turkey series of the Panorama Universal, the Spanish edition of Firmin Didot's Univers pittoresque. It carries the number 50.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: H. Lalaisse
Engraver / lithographer: Chaillot, under the direction of Lemaître
Date: Circa 1840
Source: Panorama Universal - Turquía (Univers pittoresque), circa 1840
Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 in (20.3 x 13.8 cm)
Condition: Good condition; toned paper with small damp stains in the left margin. Glued to a paper support.