Bound Print, Festive Court Scene and Scene of an Execution of a Grand Vizir

This is a Bound print. It was designed by Jean Bérain the Elder and published by La Veuve de Ligny and Jacques Thuret and print maker: Jean Le Pautre and Juan Dolívar. It is dated 1711 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is engraving on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

It is signed

Upper plate: Lettered lower left, in plate: J. Berin delin; Lettered lower right, in plate: J. le Pautre S. Lower plate: Lettered lower left, in plate: I.Berrin delineavit; Lettered lower right, in plate: d'Olivar Sculpsit

It is inscribed

Printed lower center, in bottom plate: A Paris chez la Veuve de Liany rue St. Jacques a la porte des Mathurins / A. Le Grand Vizir / B. Tous les Officiers de Guerre qui composent le Divan C. Ordre du Grand Seigneur pour la mort du Grand Vizir que ce ministre lit / D. Aga tenant les Cordons de Soye pour étrangler le Grand Vizir / E. Aga qui luy presente le Carreau pour faire sa Priere / F. Sac de velours cramoisy pour mettre la Teste du Grand Vizir que / les deux Agas avoient ordre de coupet apres l'avoir étranglé.; Inscribed in graphite, upper right, in margin: 110; Inscribed in graphite, lower right, in margin: 1921-6-201(110)

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