Légende

Mamluk on horseback, print, Turkish rider, soldiers behind him. In 1798, Napoleon invaded Egypt and defeated the Mamluks. Napoleon was impressed by the Mamluk cavalry and formed his own Mamluk corps for the French Imperial Army., printmaker: Izaak Jansz. de Wit, Haarlem, 1798 - 1809, paper, etching, proof print, height 198 mm x width 137 mm, slavery, serfs and enslaved persons, head-gear: turban, riding a horse, ass, or mule, rider, horseman, Asiatic races and peoples: Turks, A detailed engraving shows a man wearing a turban and layered clothing seated on a horse in the foreground, his right hand holding the reins and his left resting near his waist; the horse is depicted mid-step with a flowing mane and tail and visible tack. In the background there are rows of uniformed soldiers standing in formation and a mounted figure facing them, with multi-story buildings lining the scene behind the troops. The sky above is filled with layered, hatched clouds and the ground beneath the horse displays textured shading.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B41_251

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

56.3Mo (8.9Mo) / 29.9cm x 47.1cm / 3535 x 5563 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Mamluk horseback print Turkish rider soldiers 1798 Napoleon invaded Egypt defeated Mamluks was impressed Mamluk cavalry formed own Mamluk corps French Imperial Army printmaker Izaak Jansz de Wit Haarlem 1798 - 1809 paper etching proof print height 198 mm x width 137 mm slavery serfs enslaved persons head-gear turban riding horse ass mule rider horseman Asiatic races peoples Turks detailed engraving man wearing layered clothing seated foreground right hand holding reins left resting near waist depicted mid-step flowing mane tail visible tack background rows uniformed soldiers standing formation mounted figure facing them multi-story buildings lining scene troops sky filled layered hatched clouds ground beneath horse displays textured shading