Art, Symbol & Imagination
Badoura Watches the Arriving Ship: Edmund Dulac
Original caption: Badoura Watching the Ship
Badoura looks toward the harbour while ruling the Ebony Isles under Camaralzaman's identity. The arriving ship carries olive jars belonging to her absent husband; he missed its departure because he stayed to care for the dying gardener. When she buys the jars, the gold and talisman hidden inside reveal that Camaralzaman is still alive and within reach. The relaxed royal setting conceals the story's central reversal: it is Badoura, already exercising sovereign power, who can now arrange the rescue of the prince.
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Citation
Edmund Dulac. "Badoura Watches the Arriving Ship: Edmund Dulac" [source caption]. In Princess Badoura: A Tale from the Arabian Nights, Laurence Housman. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac, 1913, Hodder & Stoughton. Source scan leaf 117. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/badoura-ship
Source details
Title from the printed caption. Editorial description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Badoura is still presenting herself as a male ruler in this episode. The figure is identified by the printed caption, not by clothing alone.
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Edmund Dulac. Badoura Watches the Arriving Ship: Edmund Dulac. Princess Badoura: A Tale from the Arabian Nights. Scan leaf 117. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/badoura-ship