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Le Janissaire Polonois

Etching and Aquatint
1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching and aquatint, printed in brown, depicting a Polish janissary. Signed and dated 'Le Prince 1770', and lettered with title.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLe Janissaire Polonois (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching and aquatint
Brief description
Etching and aquatint by Jean Baptiste Le Prince entitled 'Le Janissaire Polonois'. French School, 1770.
Physical description
Etching and aquatint, printed in brown, depicting a Polish janissary. Signed and dated 'Le Prince 1770', and lettered with title.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.2cm
  • Width: 15.4cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
Le Prince 1770 (Signed and dated)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Production
It is likely that the figures in SP357A & B were members of a private unit of janissaries acting as personal bodyguards to a Polish magnate. There were also regiments of janissaries in the Polish army until the reforms of 1788. See letter from Adam
Zamoyski in Searight Archive.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.357A

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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