Bilder Jakob van der Schley (1715–1779) – Punition d'une des Femmes du Grand-Jejuba et de son Amant (Punishment of a Wife of the Grand-Jejuba and her Lover) – Engraving (c. 1755)

Beskrivning

This ethnographic print is Punishment of a Wife of the Grand-Jejuba and her Lover). The scene depicts a public execution or harsh punishment before a large crowd in a tropical setting with palm trees. Figures are shown near a fire or pit, suggesting a violent fate for the central figures. The figures are dressed in foreign garments, and the scene illustrates an account of justice or customs from a non-European culture, often inaccurately or sensationally portrayed. This print originates from Abbé Prévost's influential encyclopedic work, Histoire Générale des Voyages.

Jakob van der Schley was a Dutch draftsman and engraver of the 18th century. He was a prolific artist, known for illustrating a vast array of subjects for major European publications. He was the principal illustrator for Abbé Prévost's Histoire Générale des Voyages, a monumental work that synthesized global travel accounts and disseminated images of non-European cultures and histories across Europe during the Enlightenment.

Artist or Maker: Jakob van der Schley

Dimensions: Approximately 37 cm x 25 cm

Medium: Engraving

Date: c. 1755

Condition Report:
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