Art, literature & historyChef des Spahis, plate two from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque
1748
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 19.7 × 13.3 cm (7 13/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Plate: 20.5 × 13.8 cm (8 1/8 × 5 7/16 in.); Sheet: 23.6 × 20.2 cm (9 5/16 × 8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2011.37.4
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Chef des Spahis, plate two from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque — Joseph-Marie Vien. 1748.
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 19.7 × 13.3 cm (7 13/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Plate: 20.5 × 13.8 cm (8 1/8 × 5 7/16 in.); Sheet: 23.6 × 20.2 cm (9 5/16 × 8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.