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Six depictions of marriage customs among different peoples, print, From left to right, the Samoyed marriage, the Cossack marriage, the Osteaker marriage (?), the Parsi marriage, the Khoikhoi marriage and the Tahitian marriage., printmaker: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Berlin, 1780, paper, etching, proof print, height 110 mm x width 386 mm, Prints used for: Gothaischer Hofkalender auf das Jahr 1781, Gotha: CW Ettinger, 1780., Chinese, (civil) marriage ceremonies, Asiatic races and peoples: Turks, Africans, Europeans (with NAME), Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Japanese, A wide horizontal sheet shows a sequence of six vertical engraved vignettes separated by pale margins, each vignette depicting a different scene in detailed line work; the first vignette shows figures in heavy fur garments gathered outdoors near a leafless tree and rugged hills with animals nearby; the second vignette shows a procession with men in uniform marching beside a wheeled cart carrying a flag and distant low buildings under a clouded sky; the third vignette shows an interior wooden space with two robed figures speaking to a standing man in fur attire by a doorway and a small bundle lying on the floor; the fourth vignette shows a group of robed figures under a vaulted stone arch around a brazier with a small flame and scattered objects on the floor; the fifth vignette shows a tropical outdoor scene with tall palm trees and many seated and standing figures wearing draped cloths near rounded thatched structures; the sixth vignette shows an open pillared interior where a semi-nude standing figure is attended by others in draped garments beneath a wooden roof.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A83_463

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

34.0Mo (11.2Mo) / 56.6cm x 15.0cm / 6685 x 1776 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Six depictions marriage customs different peoples print left right Samoyed marriage Cossack marriage Osteaker marriage Parsi marriage Khoikhoi marriage Tahitian marriage printmaker Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki Berlin 1780 paper etching proof print height 110 mm x width 386 mm Prints Gothaischer Hofkalender auf das Jahr 1781 Gotha CW Ettinger Chinese civil marriage ceremonies Asiatic races peoples Turks Africans Europeans Name Hinduism Buddhism Jainism Japanese wide horizontal sheet sequence six vertical engraved vignettes separated pale margins vignette depicting different scene detailed line work first vignette figures heavy fur garments gathered outdoors near leafless tree rugged hills animals nearby second vignette procession men uniform marching beside wheeled cart carrying flag distant low buildings under clouded sky third vignette interior wooden space two robed figures speaking standing man fur attire doorway small bundle lying floor fourth vignette group robed figures under vaulted stone arch brazier small flame scattered objects fifth vignette tropical outdoor scene tall palm trees seated standing figures wearing draped cloths near rounded thatched structures sixth vignette open pillared interior semi-nude standing figure attended draped garments beneath wooden roof