[Turkish sultan on his horse] [art original].
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Lewis Walpole Library > [Turkish sultan on his horse] [art original].
16193694
Description
- Title
- [Turkish sultan on his horse] [art original].
- Alternative Title
- Sultan Selim
- Published / Created
- [not after 1806]
- Publication Place
- England?
- Abstract
-
Drawing of a Turkish sultan, possibly Selim I, Selim II, or Selim III; wearing an ornate kaftan and large turban; sitting on a horse that is facing left, the horse adorned with a decorated saddle, gold bridle, and other ornamentation
- Description
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Title from local catalog card; alternative title inscribed in ink above image.
Unsigned; artist unidentified.
Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found.
At top of sheet is a trimmed manuscript inscription in French, written in a different hand than the other inscription: [...?] tresiesmo empereur des Turcts[?].
Sheet numbered "7" in ink in lower left corner.
Formerly laid in at page 162 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806].
Matted to 49 x 37 cm.
Original case shelved separately. - Provenance
- Merian drawings purchased by Richard Bull from the collection of Doctor Fothergill (1712-1780). Album purchased by W.S. Lewis at the Julia Swinburne and Lady Jane Ashburnham sale, Sotheby's, lot 426, 20 July 1954.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : sheet 19.7 x 12.4 cm, window mounted to 21.9 x 16.3 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 B935 805 folder 48 Box 5
- Collection Title
- [Scrapbook of drawings].
- Collection / Other Creator
- Bull, Richard, 1725-1806.
- Collection Date
- [England], [not after 1806]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Ink drawings British 18th century
Watercolors British 18th century - Material
- pen and ink and watercolor with gold paint ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Turkey.
- Subject (Topic)
- Sultans
- Subjects
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Sultans > Turkey
British > 18th century
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Turkish Sultan on His Horse. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13098707
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193694
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