EditorialOstrich Rirders, Plate from a Set of Chinoiserie Representations, Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 17281808, Martin de Monchy, b. 1746, Etching on paper, Two Chinese figures riding on the back of an ostrich-like bird. One carries a long-handled umbrell...
EditorialIn Tangiers. "- Sublime Majesty... the Spanish are coming... in order to frighten them off I took the liberty to fully open your umbrella as a sign of your greatness! - Leave me alone with my umbrella, Belboul.... I would rather like to have an umbrell...