2-Antique Prints-DERVISH-PRAYER-RITUAL-ISLAMIC-MUSLIM-Labrousse-Grasset-1797

(Dervishes and Muslim Women Performing Prayer) The first illustration depicts dervishes, members of a Sufi Muslim ascetic order, engaged in their prayer rituals. Traditionally, dervishes are known for their poverty and austerity, but also for the practice of whirling as a form of dhikr (remembrance of God). They might be shown wearing simple, flowing garments and tall hats, signifying their religious devotion. The second image portrays Muslim women in the act of salat, the Islamic ritual prayer. The women are depicted with modest attire, heads covered with hijabs, and oriented toward Mecca. Their posture and the serenity of the scene may reflect the solemnity and introspection of the prayer experience.

Made by Labrousse after Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur.

Medium: Handcoloured line and aquatint etching on hand laid paper.

Sheet size: 20.5 x 26.1 cm (8.07 x 10.28 inch). Image size: 14.7 x 20.5 cm. (5.79 x 8.07 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Paper edges a bit irregular and brownish from binding. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

DERVISH-SPIRITUALITY-PRAYER-DEVOTION-PRAYER-RITUAL-ISLAMIC-MUSLIM-WOMEN-SALAT | PCO-C27-45

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Costumes de Differents Pays …’ by Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur, c.1797.

Biography engraver: Labrousse was a late 18th C. French engraver.

Biography artist: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (1757-1810) was born as son of a diplomat in Montreal, Canada. He was exposed to varying cultures at an early age.