Harvard Art Museums > 1985.233: Sultan Mehmed II (r. 1451-81) Albums Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sultan Mehmed II (r. 1451-81) , 1985.233,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215551. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.233 Title Sultan Mehmed II (r. 1451-81) Other Titles Alternate Title: Portrait of Mehmet Fatih, "the Conqueror" (1452-1480) Classification Albums Work Type album folio Date c. 1600-1610 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey) Period Ottoman period Culture Ottoman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215551 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor on paper Dimensions 34.1 × 22.2 cm (13 7/16 × 8 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Possibly Kevorkian Foundation, New York (by 1953), sold; [through Sotheby's, London, 12 April 1976, lot 60], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, San Diego, California, (1976-1985), bequest; to The Fogg Museum. NOTE: Stored at the San Diego Museum of Art from some time before 1986 until 1991, then at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 1991 -- 2011. Footnote: Edwin Binney, "Turkish Treasures From the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd", Portland Museum of Art, Portland Oregon, 1979, p.69 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums Accession Year 1985 Object Number 1985.233 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Edwin Binney III, Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd, exh. cat., Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR, 1979), page 68-69/figure 40 Exhibition History The Here and the Hereafter: Images of Paradise in Islamic Art, Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, 03/16/1991 - 05/26/1991; Asia Society Galleries, New York, 06/27/1991 - 09/06/1991 Earthly Paradise: Gardens in Islamic Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/08/1993 - 08/22/1993 A Grand Legacy: Arts of the Ottoman Empire, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/09/1999 - 01/02/2000 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/17/2017 - 05/08/2017 In the Name of the Image, Museum Rietberg Zürich, 02/04/2022 - 05/22/2022 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
