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Title page for: Hendrik Frijlink, One Thousand and One Nights, 1848, Arab women, print, title page, Bust of an Arab woman with turban and jewelry, surrounded by angels and putti. At the bottom a group of Arab women with veils, standing on a lily., printmaker: Andrew, Best & Leloir, maker: Rousseau, printer (person): KJ Gieben, Utrecht, publisher: C. van der Post (II), printer (person), paper, etching, height 222 mm x width 148 mm, Title page for: Frijlink, Hendrik. One Thousand and One Nights, Arab Tales. Part One. Utrecht: Post, C. van der (jr.), 1848. Print from a scrapbook with title prints, ornaments, etc. on blue paper, disassembled in 1983. According to a note on the verso, the print was on p. 192 of this album., Asiatic races and peoples (with NAME), A tall vertical engraving shows a large central portrait of a woman’s head wearing a headscarf and bead-like adornments, framed by an ornate arch filled with floral scrollwork. Above the portrait are two winged cherubic figures perched on the arch. Below the portrait a group of five women dressed in flowing garments stand and dance with raised arms and draped scarves, surrounded by smaller cherubs who climb and play among the decorative foliage. At the bottom an elaborate stylized lotus-like motif and scrolling acanthus ornamentation form a heavy base, with additional small figures and decorative flourishes filling the side borders. The entire composition is rendered in fine linework with detailed shading on a pale background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B30_327

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

58.0Mo (6.9Mo) / 31.4cm x 46.2cm / 3712 x 5457 (300dpi)

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Title page Hendrik Frijlink Thousand Nights 1848 Arab women print title page Bust Arab woman turban jewelry surrounded angels putti bottom group veils standing lily printmaker Andrew Best & Leloir maker Rousseau printer person KJ Gieben Utrecht publisher C van der Post Ii paper etching height 222 mm x width 148 mm Frijlink Hendrik Arab Tales Part Post van der jr Print scrapbook title prints ornaments etc blue paper disassembled 1983 According note verso print was p 192 album Asiatic races peoples Name tall vertical engraving large central portrait woman’s head wearing headscarf bead- adornments framed ornate arch filled floral scrollwork portrait two winged cherubic figures perched five women dressed flowing garments stand dance raised arms draped scarves smaller cherubs climb play decorative foliage elaborate stylized lotus- motif scrolling acanthus ornamentation form heavy base additional small figures decorative flourishes filling side borders entire composition rendered fine linework detailed shading pale background