Caravanne du sultan ala Mecque :
mascarade turque donnée a Rome par Messieurs les pensionnaires de l'Academie de France et leurs amis au Carnaval de l'année 1748 : dediée à messire Iean Francois de Troy, ecuïer, conseiller sécrétaire du Roi, chevalier de l'Ordre de S. Michel, directeur de l'Academie roïale de France a Rome, ancien Recteur de celle de Paris, et ancien Prince de l'Academie de S. Luc de Rome & c ... /
Joseph Vien.

Description

Main Author

Vien, Joseph-Marie, 1716-1809

Related Names

Accademia di Francia (Rome, Italy)

Language(s)

French

Published

[Paris] : [publisher not identified], [1749?]

Subjects

Masquerades.
Festivals.
Costume.
Festivals > Festivals / Italy > Festivals / Italy / Rome.
Masquerades > Masquerades / Italy > Masquerades / Italy / Rome > Masquerades / Italy / Rome / Early works to 1800.
Costume > Costume / History > Costume / History / 18th century.
Costume > Costume / Italy > Costume / Italy / Rome > Costume / Italy / Rome / Early works to 1800.
Italy > Italy / Rome.
History.
Early works.
Masquerades > Masquerades / Italy > Masquerades / Italy / 18th century.
Festival books > Festival books / Italy > Festival books / Italy / 18th century.

Note

First impression of the 1st ed.
Breazeale reports the prints were not announced for sale until January 1751 in the Mercure de France (p. 119).
Etchings include illustrated dedicatory t.p., 1 unnumbered plate, frontispiece?, and 30 numbered plates, by Joseph Vien after his own drawings, which were completed and dispatched in November 1748. The costumed characters represent identified associates of the Academie. Cf. Gaehtgens; Boucher.

Physical Description

32 leaves of plates : all illustrations (etchings) ; 42 cm

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