Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
Tableau des principaux peuples de l'Afrique // [Painting of the principle peoples of Africa].
Call Number
A Middle 40/Drawer 06/GC077/Half Folio/18th c. GA 2012.01428
Identifier
ark:/88435/dc0r967j11n
Publisher
Paris : [s.n.], n.d. [1797]
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1797
Extent
1 item ; sheet 43.5 x 54 cm.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Medium: Etchings, Engravings, Hand coloring
Inscribed in plate, lower center: "1. Habits d'Egypte. - 2. Habits de Maroc. - 3. Habits des Etats Barbaresques, . . . Tout contrefacteur sera poursuivi d'apres la loi, le depot etant fait a la Bibliotheque Nationale l'An 6 de la Republique Francaise Par Jacques Grasset St. Sauveur Ancien Vice Consul de France en Hongrie."
Signed in plate, lower left: "J.G. St. Sauveur fecit".
Signed in plate, lower right: "Malbeste aq. for.".
Depiction: Ethnological illustration with three rows of figures numbered 1-24, representing different cultures of the African continent.

Discovery Information

Subject
Costume—Africa—History—18th century—In art
Black people—Africa—18th century—In art

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Omega Project
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/fcb410aa-1fdf-4e36-95c0-1429efb57867/manifest