A young Chinese groom receives his new bride, 18th century
A young Chinese groom receives his new bride in front of his house. The bride is carried in a palanquin or sedan chair accompanied by servants bringing dowry gifts. The house has a walled garden and pagoda. Jeune Chinois recevant sa nouvelle epouse. 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
14011884
Media ID
45828044
Size
5797px x 8820px
(11.3MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
French school
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A. Antoine De Saint-gervais Album Des Peuples Collection De Tableaux Dowry Ethnography Langlume Et Peltier Moeurs Et Coutumes Des Peuples Pagoda Palanquin Servants
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