Antoine Francois Prevost – Japanese Sedan Chair – Engraving (18th Century)

"Man and Woman of the Island of Java" presents a historical ethnographic study depicting local inhabitants in traditional attire standing before regional architecture and tropical foliage. The engraving originates from the eighteenth-century compendium Histoire Generale des Voyages documenting global voyages and cultural encounters. Antoine Francois Prevost was a French author, translator, and historian celebrated for compiling expansive historical accounts of international explorations. Artist or Maker: Antoine Francois Prevost. Dimensions: Approximately 25 cm x 21 cm. Medium: Engraving. Date: (18th Century). SKU:PREVOST_AUC

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