Fille Turque, jouant du Canon, plate 50 from "Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant" 1714 - 1715

"Fille Turque, jouant du Canon" is an engraving by Jean Baptiste Vanmour from his series “Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant”. This print, one of a hundred in the series, portrays a Turkish woman seated in a rich interior, playing a stringed instrument called a "canon". The intricate details of the woman's clothing, the opulent surroundings, and the delicate lines of the instrument evoke a sense of exoticism that was popular in European art during the 18th century. The artwork is currently part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York.