Boredom
Nash made this wood engraving to illustrate the first English translation of 'Abd-er-Rahman in Paradise' by Jules Tellier, 1928. This story tells of the death of Abd-er-Rhaman in Constantine and his choice of whether to ascend to Christian or Muslim heaven.
It describes his journey through Paradise and the Garden of Delights until eventually he becomes bored of pleasure. The tale has a moral twist, the reader is told that at the end “the wisest thing to crave at the end of our mortal journey is ... the stillness of sleep”.
It describes his journey through Paradise and the Garden of Delights until eventually he becomes bored of pleasure. The tale has a moral twist, the reader is told that at the end “the wisest thing to crave at the end of our mortal journey is ... the stillness of sleep”.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 385/1974/2
- Collection Class
- Prints
- Medium
- wood engraving on white japon paper
- Common Name
- Boredom
- Simple Name
- Period Classification
- Inter War (1918-1939)
- Production Town
- London
- Production Country
- England
- Production Date
- 1928
- Production Person Initials
- Paul
- Production Person Surname
- Nash
- Production Year Low
- 1928
- Production Year High
- 1928
