Excerpt from Historic Men and Scenes, Portrayed by the Masters: A Magnificent Selection of Most Interesting Pictures; Collected From All Lands, With Admirable Descriptions, and Sketches of the Artists<br><br>The picture presented is full of traditional and legendary story as well as historical fact, and illustrates the manner in which Babylonian maidens were disposed of in marriage. The grouping of the figures yields an effect which could not be improved upon, and which was never surpassed by the artist himself. It may be called Edwin Long's most noted production, next to his Diana or Christ, shown elsewhere in this collection. At the Hermon sale, in 1875, the Marriage Market brought The artist studied under Phillip, in London, and later visited Spain, Egypt and Syria, becoming a mem ber of the Royal Academy in 1876. His Assyrian Captive, Egyptian Feast, Ancient Custom.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.