Slave Servant in Algiers - Original Hand-Colored Wood Engraving - 1844
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Original hand-colored wood engraving of a slave servant of Algiers, standing beside a fountain with a cup in her hand, wearing a headdress, necklaces and a striped skirt. Signed in the wood "Duverger" and titled below "Esclave servante a Alger".
Original hand-colored wood engraving of a slave servant of Algiers, standing beside a fountain with a cup in her hand, wearing a headdress, necklaces and a striped skirt. Signed in the wood "Duverger" and titled below "Esclave servante a Alger".
From Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde, by Auguste Wahlen, published in Brussels in 1843-1844, one of the most widely circulated repertories of popular costume of the 19th century.
Medium: Wood engraving, hand-colored
Engraver / lithographer: Duverger
Date: 1844
Source: Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde, by Auguste Wahlen (Brussels)
Dimensions: 6.7 x 10.1 in (17 x 25.6 cm)
Condition: Fair, with general toning of the paper and light staining in the margins.
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Original hand-colored wood engraving of a slave servant of Algiers, standing beside a fountain with a cup in her hand, wearing a headdress, necklaces and a striped skirt. Signed in the wood "Duverger" and titled below "Esclave servante a Alger".