1737 Collection (page 4)

EDOMITE
An Edomite, member of a Semitic people inhabiting Jordan or thereabouts, convert to Islam

Whirling Dervish
Dervish or Turkish monk who turns by devotion - a whirling dervish

Indian Dervish
Indian dervish

Dervish Prior
Prieur d un couvent de dervis - principal priest of a dervish community

Dervish Water Carrier
Saka, a dervish who carries water for the townspeople, giving it free as a sign of charity

Islam - Santon
Santon, Calender or Abdal, member of an Islamic devotional sect

Alexander Dalrymple
ALEXANDER DALRYMPLE Hydrographer to the Admiralty with his autograph

John Singleton Copley
JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY Artist, best known for his historical subjects

Parsee Marriage, India
A marriage ceremony among the Parsis (Parsees), followers of Zoroaster, in India. A female sitar player provides a musical accompaniment

Earl of Macartney
GEORGE, 1ST EARL MACARTNEY diplomat, notably to China Date: 1737 - 1806

Diety / Quantecong / 1737
The deity Quantecong, said to be the first Emperor of China

Luigi Galvani
LUIGI GALVANI Italian scientist, notable for early experiments with electricity

Religion / Confirmation
A French Catholic boy is confirmed while another waits his turn, his name entered in a register

Protestant Baptism Franc
A Protestant baptism in France

Russian Baptism
Christening a Russian baby in a font at Moscow

Kaffir Initiation
Circumcision is a part of the initiation ceremonies of the Kaffir people of South Africa

Banyan Baptism, Ceylon
The ceremony of giving a child its name among the Banians

Baptism, Persia
A baptism among the Parsees - ritual bathing followed by circumcision and ritual cleansing

Edward Gibbon
EDWARD GIBBON author of The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire with his autograph

Tibetan Lama Ceremony
Tibetan Lamas worshipping trophies set on high mountains

Jewish Circumcision
The circumcision ceremony of well-to-do European Jews

Circumcision of Jews
The circumcision ceremony of well-to-do Portuguese Jews is an important social occasion

Quaker Meeting / Picart
A Quaker meeting - a woman preaches from the gallery

Harrisons Second
John Harrisons SECOND marine chronometer made for George II

George, Earl Macartney
GEORGE, 1ST EARL MACARTNEY British diplomat, first British diplomatic representative to Peking

Edward Gibbon / Reynolds
EDWARD GIBBON English historian and MP

Visnu First Avatar
The first avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu shows the god emerging from the mouth of a fish

Quakers, Amsterdam
A Quaker preaches at a meeting in Amsterdam

Edward Gibbon / Cooper
EDWARD GIBBON the English historian and MP, best known for his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Music / Instruments / Bells
The Great Bell of the Kremlin, made in 1737 for the Tsarina Anna, but it cracked and was never used

Rite of Simcha Tora in Judaism
The Jewish rite of Simcha Tora or rejoicing the law (opening and closing of the lessons of the law) on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles

Third avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu
The third avatar (incarnation) of the Hindu god Vishnu

Sixth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu
The sixth avatar (incarnation) of the Hindu god Vishnu

Seventh avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu
The seventh avatar (incarnation) of the Hindu god Vishnu. In this avatar he is also known as Rama

Ninth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu
The ninth avatar (incarnation) of the Hindu god Vishnu

Tenth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu
The tenth avatar (incarnation) of the Hindu god Vishnu

Second incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu
The second incarnation (avatar) of the Hindu god Vishnu

Fifth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu
The fifth avatar (incarnation) of the Hindu god Vishnu

Eighth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu
The eighth avatar (incarnation) of the Hindu god Vishnu

Fourth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu
The fourth avatar (incarnation) of the Hindu god Vishnu, in which he manifests as a man-lion hybrid

Portuguese Jews celebrating the Passover
A family of Portuguese Jews celebrating the Passover

Pilgrims Tour 7 Churches
Pilgrims go in procession to visit the seven churches of Rome (though of course there are many more than seven !)

Caro Ansbach / Players / 39
CAROLINE OF ANSBACH Queen of George II, Daughter of John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg- Ansbach

Philippe Hecquet / Belle
PHILIPPE HECQUET French medical

John Hancock
JOHN HANCOCK American soldier, statesman and governor of Massachusetts, depicted working on his accounts

Caro Ansbach / George II
CAROLINE OF ANSBACH Queen of George II, Daughter of John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg- Ansbach

Barry St. Leger
BARRY ST. LEGER Military, and horse-racing enthusiast after whom the classic race is named

Turkish Foot Bath 1737
A man in a Turkish foot bath

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