Print, Sultane Noire (The Black Sultana), plate 28 from the series Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque (The Sultan's Caravan to Mecca), 1748, Joseph-Marie Vien

Dark-skinned youth dressed as turkish sultana sits cross-legged on mound of rugs and cushions. His cloak edged in fur and wears elaborate turban of feathers and jewels, with more jewels at neck and waist. Date: 1748. Dimensions: Platemark: 20.4 x 13.5 cm (8 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.). Medium: black ink on cream laid paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Print, Sultane Noire (The Black Sultana), plate 28 from the series Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque (The Sultan's Caravan to Mecca), 1748 (CH 18443563-2)