Two prints showing scenes from the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Henry Bunbury
Content Description
This collection consists of two hand-coloured engravings showing scenes from the Arabian Nights' Entertainments: "Morigiani discovering the Arabian robber through his disguise stabs him while dancing before her Master"; "The beautiful stranger poisoned by her sister, from the story told by the Jewish Doctor". Artist: Henry William Bunbury; engravers: Laurence J Cossé and Thomas Ryder.
This set of engravings were produced to circulate independently, and not as book illustrations.
Dates
- Publication: c 1800
Creator
- Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811 (English caricaturist) (Artist, Person)
- Ryder, Thomas, 1746-1810 (Engraver, Person)
- Cossé, Laurence J, fl 1784-1837 (British printmaker) (Engraver, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
2 Sheets
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession no. SC-Acc-2026-0079. Donated in September 2025 as the same time as SC-Acc-2026-0080 (Collection of political cartoons by John Doyle ("HB") (Coll-2957)).
Physical Description
Stipple engravings, hand coloured. Mounted.
45.7 cm x 40 cm (with mount).
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in July 2026.
- Title
- Two prints showing scenes from the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Henry Bunbury, c 1800
- Author
- Aline Brodin
- Date
- July 2026
- Description rules
- Isad(g)2
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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