Charles XII at Bender (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vol. II, pl. 30)
Hogarth made this print early in his career to illustrate a travel book by the French author Aubry de La Mottraye. Charles XII of Sweden is shown at Bender, a Turkish fortress on the Dniester river. In a vignette above, the king appears on horseback near a riverbank accompanied by Baron Ernest Fredrick de Fabrice and several janissaries, with a fortress in the left distance. Below a map shows the king's first and second encampments marked "A" and "AA," with the river "Niester" at center.
Artwork Details
- Title: Charles XII at Bender (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vol. II, pl. 30)
- Artist and engraver: Vignette designed and etched by William Hogarth (British, London 1697–1764 London)
- Engraver: Map engraved by S. Parker (British, active 1720)
- Author: Related author Aubry de La Mottraye (French, ca. 1674–1743)
- Date: 1723–24
- Medium: Etching and engraving; first state of two
- Dimensions: sheet: 9 7/8 x 13 9/16 in. (25.1 x 34.4 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
- Object Number: 32.35(224)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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