Description
This rare print shows wedding ceremonies and rituals in India, Peru, Persia, Ethiopia, Moscow, Industan, China.
Made by Romeyn de Hooghe after own design.
Medium: Etching / engraving on handlaid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 44 x 35.8 cm (17.32 x 14.09 inch). Image size: 29 x 21.5 cm. (11.42 x 8.46 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Fold as published. Stains in margin. Creases right lower corner. Extra vertical folds. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
WEDDING CEREMONY-INDIA-PERU-PERSIA-ETHIOPIA-CHINA-RUSSIA-ELEPHANT | RBOS-A10-01
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published by Pieter van der Aa. In: “Les Indes orientales et accidentales”, Leiden 1710.
Biography engraver: Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was a late Dutch Baroque painter, sculptor, engraver and caricaturist. He is probably best known for his political caricatures of Louis XIV and propagandistic prints in support of the Prince of Orange. In 1668 he travelled to Paris, where he came into contact with French art, the influence of which can be seen throughout his work. He was made noble in 1675 by the Polish king John III Sobieski for his graphic depictios of the battles of Chotyn and Terebowlja. In 1687 he inherited the house of his uncle Pieter de Hooch and lived in Haarlem until his death. In the course of his career as engraver, Romeyn de Hooge produced over 3500 prints. .
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