Ceremony of weighing the Great Mogul

Above image: Engraved for Moore's Voyages & travels., After Louis Fabricius Dubourg?

Abstract
Depicts the Great Mogul standing on one weighing pan of a large scale, with a man adjusting the weights on the other weighing pan. A crowd has gathered for the ceremony, and many observers are holding spears. Two men are kneeling in front of the scale.
Contributor
Roberts, James, 1725-1799 (Engraver), Moore, John Hamilton, -1807 (Contributor), Dubourg, Louis Fabricius, 1693-1775 (Artist)
Date
1778?
Department
Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
Dimensions
image 16 x 27 cm, plate mark 19 x 29 cm, on sheet 24 x 37 cm
Last Modified
2025-10-27T16:43:15.749971Z
Language
English
Materials
1 print : engraving
Notes
Dubourg invt. ; Jas. Roberts sculp. (Statement of Responsibility), Title from caption. (Local Note)
Provenance
Library copy from the library of Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Series
Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart Collection of Prints--Moore, John Hamilton, -1807. New and complete collection of voyages and travels
Technique
engraving (printing process)
Attribution
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IIIF Manifest
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