Bilder Antoine-François Prévost (1697–1763) – Court of the Great Mogul – Engraving (Circa 1750)

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This historical and ethnographic scene depicts a magnificent ceremony at the Court of the Great Mogul in the Mughal Empire, India. The elaborate composition shows the Emperor seated on a high throne or dais, presiding over a large assembly of courtiers and soldiers, with a grand, ornately decorated elephant prominently featured in the central courtyard. The scene is framed by elaborate architectural structures and includes details of the crowd and military formations. This illustration documents the political and ceremonial splendor of the Mughal court, and it was published in the massive 18th-century French compendium, the Histoire Générale des Voyages, edited  by Abbé Prévost.

Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles, known as the Abbé Prévost, was a prominent French author, novelist, and historian of the 18th century, famous for his novel Manon Lescaut. He spent years compiling and editing the encyclopedic Histoire Générale des Voyages (General History of Voyages). This monumental work, which synthesized travel accounts from around the world, was a major publishing success of the Enlightenment, and Prévost's editorial effort was instrumental in shaping European perceptions of distant cultures and geographies.

Artist or Maker: Antoine-François Prévost

Dimensions: Approximately 25 × 38 cm

Medium: Engraving

Date: Circa 1750

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