The Babylonian Marriage Market is an 1875 painting by the British painter Edwin Long. It depicts a scene from Herodotus' Histories of young women being auctioned into marriage in the area then known a
Babylonian marriage market
Ford Madox Brown's, The Dream of Sardanapalus, a contemporary example of Babylonian/Assyrian subject matter in painting
Detail from The Babylonian Marriage Market, showing the auctioning of the first bride. Her face is hidden to the painting's audience.
Detail highlighting the linear composition of the brides
Royal Holloway, University of London, formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public research university and a member institution of the federal University of London. It
The Babylonian Marriage Market
…historical detail to make the painting engaging yet relatable has been highly regarded. The work was purchased by Thomas Holloway in 1882 and is owned by Royal Holloway, University of London. Edwin Long was a portrait painter who was highly reclusive, shying away from public appearances and publicity. He is noted to have painted more…
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