Sheherazade Relating Her First Story

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A man is lying on a low couch, listening to a woman seated on a cushion on the floor

Sheherazade relating her first story to the sultan.

Artist

Name:: Rhead, Louis
Dates:: 1857-1926
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Public Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The Arabian nights' entertainments
Author:: Anonymous
Publisher:: London, New York: Harper & Brothers, n.d. [1916?]
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A man in oriental garments lies on a low couch, listening to a woman seated on a cushion on the floor, while another woman fans him and a lamp shines brightly above them.

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{{cite web | title=Sheherazade Relating Her First Story | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/sheherazade-sultan/ | author=Rhead, Louis | year=n.d. [1916?] | access-date=April 29, 2026 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}