Joseph-Marie Vien

Char tiré par quatre chevaux de front, Sur lequel étaient les Sultanes et les Eunuques, plate 30 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: 12.7 × 19.8 cm (5 × 7 13/16 in.); Plate: 13.6 × 20.3 cm (5 3/8 × 8 in.); Sheet: 20.4 × 26.5 cm (8 1/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
Collection no.
2011.37.32
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Char tiré par quatre chevaux de front, Sur lequel étaient les Sultanes et les Eunuques, plate 30 from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque — Joseph-Marie Vien. 1748.

Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 12.7 × 19.8 cm (5 × 7 13/16 in.); Plate: 13.6 × 20.3 cm (5 3/8 × 8 in.); Sheet: 20.4 × 26.5 cm (8 1/16 × 10 7/16 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.

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