The Meeting of the Prince and Badoura

Arthur Boyd Houghton

[1865]

Wood engraving by the Dalziel Brothers

6¾ x 5½ inches

Illustration for Dalziels’ Illustrated Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, 228.

Houghton’s capacity to represent intimate relationships is exemplified by this romantic image. The curvaceous line, which prefigures the sinuousness of Art Nouveau, adds to the lyrical intensity.

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