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Engraving of a seated woman smoking a long pipe on a divan while a standing woman in a patterned robe holds a cup beside a window.

The natural history of Aleppo, and parts adjacent. Containing a description of the city, and the principal natural productions in its neighbourhood; together with an account of the climate, inhabitants, and diseases; particularly of the plague, with the methods used by the Europeans for their preservation / By Alex. Russell, M. D.

An engraved plate shows a seated woman in a fur-trimmed robe and patterned headdress, holding a long pipe toward a low tray on a cushioned divan. A second woman in a patterned gown and headdress stands at right, holding a small cup, beside a latticed window.

Artist
Alexander Russell
Date
MDCCCLVI [i.e. 1756]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3929 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1756.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Mujer fumando pipa de agua, lámina grabada de la Historia natural de Alepo

Una lámina grabada muestra a una mujer sentada, con una bata ribeteada de piel y un tocado estampado, que sostiene una larga pipa sobre una bandeja baja en un diván acolchado. A la derecha, otra mujer con vestido estampado y tocado sostiene una pequeña taza junto a una ventana de celosía.

Português: Mulher fumando cachimbo de água, gravura da História natural de Alepo

Uma gravura mostra uma mulher sentada, com roupão forrado de pele e toucado estampado, segurando um longo cachimbo sobre uma bandeja baixa em um divã acolchoado. À direita, outra mulher de vestido estampado e toucado segura uma pequena xícara ao lado de uma janela de treliça.

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