Persian men exercising in a gymnasium, 1800s
Persian men exercising in a gymnasium, Persia (Iran), 1800s. One man walks on his hands, while others plank, wrestle, run up a wall, etc. Musician with oud and a masseur work in niches around the floor. Gymnase des Persana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from A. Antoine de Saint-Gervais's Album des Peuples, ou Collection de Tableaux, Album of Peoples, or Collection of Paintings, J. Langlume et Peltier, Paris, 1835. Reprinted from Moeurs et coutumes des Peuples, Hocquart, 1811
Picture No
14011883
Media ID
45761652
Size
4683px x 6866px
(8.2MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
French school
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A. Antoine De Saint-gervais Album Des Peuples Collection De Tableaux Ethnography Exercising Gymnasium Iran Langlume Et Peltier Lute Masseurs Moeurs Et Coutumes Des Peuples Niche Persia Plank Wrestle
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