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The Grand Viser in his habit of ceremony
Title
The Grand Viser in his habit of ceremony [graphic] / Preo del.
Publication
[London] : Pubd. Novr. 1st, 1794, by H. Humphrey, No. 37 New Bond Street, [1 November 1794]
Physical Description
1 print : etching & aquatint ; plate mark 35.1 x 25 cm, on sheet 44.9 x 30 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title etched below image.
Printmaker identified as Gillray. See Briitsh Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1851,0901.690.
Provenance
From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
Summary
"A man with a thick beard and long moustache, wearing a heavy fur-trimmed gown with strips hanging from the sleeves, a tall turban and a ring on his little finger, standing with his right hand at his breast, his left holding the edge of the sleeve strip; in a double frame."--British Museum online catalogue.
Variant and related titles
Grand Vizier in his habit of ceremony
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 17, 2015
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Costume prints - Turkish - England - 1794.
Aquatints - England - London - 1794.
Etchings - England - London - 1794.
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