A black and white print portrays a bust-length view of a man facing to the right.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

In the center of this black and white print is the bust-length portrayal of a man, who faces to the right and looks directly out of the scene. He is middle-aged, dark-skinned, and has a long mustache that stretches to his cheekbones. He wears a shirt, a fur-lined cloak that ties at the base of his neck with a cord, and a turban. He is circumscribed by a large oval, whose outer frame contains an inscription in block letters. Below the image there are two inscriptions: one in Arabic, one in Latin.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
R4943
People
Aegidius Sadeler II, Flemish (Antwerp 1570 - 1629 Prague)
After Bartholomeus Spranger, Netherlandish (Antwerp 1546 - 1611 Prague)
Title
Cuchein Ollibeg, Persian Ambassador at Prague
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1601
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/241907

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 19.9 × 13.6 cm (7 13/16 × 5 3/8 in.)
sheet: 20.5 × 14.1 cm (8 1/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: signed in plate, bottom center: "S. Caes. M.tis sculptro Aegeid Sadeler ad viuum delivenati Pragae. 1601"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
I/III
Standard Reference Number
W 172, Hollstein 314

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R4943
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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