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A favourite or first minister of the King of Whydah, Slave Coast, Africa (now Benin). In hooded cloak, sash belt, pantalons and sandals. At the king's death, the favourite was sacrificed along with the king's harem. Favori du Roi de Juida. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Laroque after a design by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Encyclopedie des voyages, Encyclopedia of Voyages, Bordeaux, France, 1792.

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A favourite or first minister of the King of Whydah, Slave Coast, Africa (now Benin). In hooded cloak, sash belt, pantalons and sandals. At the king's death, the favourite was sacrificed along with the king's harem. Favori du Roi de Juida. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Laroque after a design by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Encyclopedie des voyages, Encyclopedia of Voyages, Bordeaux, France, 1792.

Personalities:

BÉNIN (16th century)

Credit:

Album / Florilegius

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Image size:

4434 x 7029 px | 89.2 MB

Print size:

37.5 x 59.5 cm | 14.8 x 23.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1792 • AFRICA • AFRICAN • ANTHROPOLOGY • AQUATINT • AQUATINT, ETCHING • BEAUTY • BÉNIN • BORDEAUX • COLONIALISM • COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING • COSTUME • DESIGN • DISGUISE • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VOYAGES • ENCYCLOPEDIE DES VOYAGES • ENLIGHTENMENT • ETCHED ENGRAVING • ETCHING • ETHNOGRAPHY • EUROCENTRIC • FANTASY • FASHION • FAVORI DU ROI DE JUIDA • FAVOURITE • FIRST MINISTER • FRANCE • HANDCOLOURED • HOODED CLOAK • HOODED COAT • HUMANS • IMPERIALISM • J. LAROQUE • JACQUES GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVEUR • KING OF WHYDAH • MASQUERADE • MODA • NOBLE SAVAGE • OUIDAH • PANTALONS • PEOPLE • RACISM • SANDAL • SASH BELT • SLAVE COAST • SLAVE TRADE • SLAVERY • YORUBA