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The Grand Sultan
Title
The Grand Sultan [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 ; sheet 35.1 x 24.8 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Local Notes
Temporary local subject terms: Male costume: Turkish male costume -- Turkish sultans.
Notes
Title etched below image.
Printmaker identified as Gillray. See Briitsh Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1851,0901.689.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
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 fur-trimmed gown with jewelled clasps and long strips handing from the shoulders, open over a silk gown with a jewelled belt, a jewelled knife tucked into it and a turban with a tall crown decorated with a jewel and plumes; in a double frame."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 23, 2007
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Costume prints - Turkish - England - 1794.
Aquatints - England - London - 1794.
Etchings - England - London - 1794.
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