Detail View: Rylands Collection: Robe of honour

Image Number: 
JRL0701430dc
Reference Number: 
Spencer 3849
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Robe of honour
Alternative Image Title: 
Je suis content de toi, que l'on te donne une robbe d'honneur pour avoir si bien exécuté mes ordres.
Parent Work Title: 
Cabinet des fées : ou collection des contes des fées
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Cabinet of the fairies: or collection of the tales of the fairies
Creator: 
Perrault, Charles (et al)
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
Mayer, Charles-Joseph, 1751-approximately 1825
Creator Role: 
Editor
Creator: 
Langlois, Vincent
Creator Role: 
Engraver
Date Created: 
1785-1789
Publication Details: 
Amsterdam; Geneva
Volume: 
16
Page/Sheet: 
Opposite page 167
Description: 
Illustration: A sultan reclines on a couch and congratulates a henchman for having follwed his orders: "Je suis content de toi, que l'on te donne une robbe d'honneur pour avoir si bien exécuté mes ordres". The henchman holds aloft a severed head.
Language Code: 
fre-FR
Language: 
French
Subject: 
Fairy tales
Category of Material: 
Printed
Sub-Category: 
Illustrated works
Technique Used: 
Engraving (printing process)
Support: 
Paper
Time Period Covered: 
18th Century CE
Item Height: 
197 mm
Item Width: 
122 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2006-12-19
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2007-03
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB