|
الوصف
|
Three engravings from the "Recueil de cent estampes representant differentes nations du Levant" showing the head chef, the cook and the confectioner of the Ottoman sultan. The plates of the books are based on paintings in the collection of the Marquis de Ferriol, French ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1692 to 1711, during the rule of Sultan Ahmed III. In 1707, Ferriol commissioned Jean Baptiste Vanmour to paint one hundred pictures of different officials and races in their costume. When the paintings were complete, French publisher Jacques Le Hay published them as engravings. Le Hay's work was an instant success and the plates quickly became the principal source of turqueries for artists and publishers throughout Europe. In recognition of van Mour's talents, he was granted the unique post of `Peintre ordinaire du Roi en Levant' in 1725., pl.11. Beulouk-bachi, Chef de Cuisine du Grand Seigneur. -- pl. 12. Ast-chi, Cuisinier du Grand Deigneur. -- pl. 13. Halvadgi, ou Confiseur du Serail., Title and date devised by Library staff. Illustrations are titled and numbered in the plate., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.GM.2020.0054, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i26367579, BIB-ID: 2801860 |
