Conrad saves Culnare from the fire, Series of lithographs, Receuil de dessins sur pierre, print, album page, Scene from the story 'The Corsair' by Lord Byron from 1814. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Horace Vernet, 1818 - 1819, paper, lithography, height 300 mm x width 444 mm, rescue from fire, burning, A monochrome engraving shows a man carrying a woman as they descend a set of stone steps. The man wears a turban and loose garments and holds the woman around her waist with one arm while a curved sword hangs from his other hand. The woman is draped in flowing, translucent fabric with one shoulder exposed and her hair adorned with small decorations; she reaches outward with one arm and looks back over her shoulder. The scene includes architectural elements such as a carved pillar at the right edge and a decorative relief on the left wall, and there is a play of light and shadow across the figures and the background.
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Conrad saves Culnare from the fire, Series of lithographs, Receuil de dessins sur pierre, print, album page, Scene from the story 'The Corsair' by Lord Byron from 1814. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Horace Vernet, 1818 - 1819, paper, lithography, height 300 mm x width 444 mm, rescue from fire, burning, A monochrome engraving shows a man carrying a woman as they descend a set of stone steps. The man wears a turban and loose garments and holds the woman around her waist with one arm while a curved sword hangs from his other hand. The woman is draped in flowing, translucent fabric with one shoulder exposed and her hair adorned with small decorations; she reaches outward with one arm and looks back over her shoulder. The scene includes architectural elements such as a carved pillar at the right edge and a decorative relief on the left wall, and there is a play of light and shadow across the figures and the background.

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Conrad saves Culnare fire Series lithographs Receuil de dessins pierre print album page Scene story Corsair Lord Byron 1814 Print part album printmaker Horace Vernet 1818 - 1819 paper lithography height 300 mm x width 444 mm rescue burning monochrome engraving man carrying woman descend set stone steps man wears turban loose garments holds waist arm curved sword hangs hand draped flowing translucent fabric shoulder exposed hair adorned small decorations reaches outward looks back shoulder scene includes architectural elements carved pillar right edge decorative relief left wall play light shadow across figures background

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