La Grande Sultane. Captive, ou Greque, au Sultane presentee, /Quand te Ciel veut par moi, doner un successeur; Si desormais, je suis la moins aimee, Aucune dame au moins, n'egate mon honneur.
chez N. Bonnart, rue St. Jacques, a l'Aigle, avec privil. Paris [n.d. c. 1675-1700] Engraving. 270 x 195mm (10¾ x 7¾"). Small margin on left side. Toning in margins. Top right corner creased. The Sultana of Turkey, holding a flower in her hand. Printed by Nicolas Bonnart (c. 1637 - 1718), the son of Henri Bonnart. He was largely active between 1664-70 and moved his printing business to St. Jacques Rue in 1674. From an album of 215 prints depicting different French costumes of the period, the majority are published by members of the Bonnart family.
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