Zaïre. Orosmane - Le Voilà donc connu ce secret plein d'horreur!

Series: Physionomies Tragiques
Medium: Lithograph, text verso
Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
Signature: Initialed in the stone
Artist details: French, 1808 - 1879
Date of impression: January-July, 1851.
Edition: One of series of ten images for Le Charivari. 2nd state.
Reference: Delteil 2182
Publisher: Chez Aubert
Provenance: From Le Charivari, 1851

(Thus, it is now known, this secret full of horror!) Orosmane is a sultan who falls in love with a slave girl, the title character in Voltaire's Zaire