English Hand Colored Engraving, Framed

Apparently a bell of striped cloth carries a woman who leans on its rim like a counter

This hand colored engraving is from England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1780. It is ink on paper. Orientalism, a genre of art about the East, is generally traced to Napoleon's 1798 invasion of Egypt, which encouraged scholars and artists to visit and document North Africa and the Middle East. Tinted by hand, a figure rises from an enormous swagged pink and red skirt, resting her arms on its top edge. Palms and a pale sky stand behind her. A deep cream mat and ornate green and amber-toned frame surround the image. It is 22.25 inches wide and 19.25 high.

The skirt does all the talking and she lets it.