Artist: Joseph-Marie Vien (French, 1716-1809), attributed to (NYPL). Anonymous (BM).
Title: Habit of the Aga of the Janesaries, in 1749 / L'Aga des Janissaires.
Titled and Numbered in plate: 17.
Dimensions: Sheet 9 1/4" x 6 1/2". Mat 13 1/2" x 10 1/2".
Publisher: Thomas Jefferys. (British, 1719-1771).
Edition: A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations. Recueil des habillements de différentes nations. This is the title to a series of 480 numbered costume plates, arranged in four volumes, published in English and French by Thomas Jefferys between 1757 and 1772. All four volumes were re-issued in 1774.
Date: 1757-1772 (circa)(circa).
Materials and Techniques: Hand colored etching on laid paper.
Watermark: Yes.
Mat and Frame: Matted. Back cover of passepartout missing.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum (uncolored) 1871,0812.4905. The New York Public Library digital collection.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.