Osman, son of Sultan Ibrahim I
Engraving
mid 17th century (made)
mid 17th century (made)
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Engraving depicting Osman, the son of Sultan Ibrahim I.
Object details
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| Title | Osman, son of Sultan Ibrahim I (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Engraving after a drawing by Theodoor Van Merlen entitled 'Osman, son of Sultan Ibrahim I'. Flemish School, ca. mid 17th century. |
| Physical description | Engraving depicting Osman, the son of Sultan Ibrahim I. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
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| Bibliographic reference | Osman was apparently the son of a slave woman of the Chief Black Eunuch. It is said that during a pilgrimage to Mecca, he was thought to be the Sultan's son, captured, and treated like a sovereign. When the truth was discovered, he was released, and finally became a monk, assuming the name of Father Othman. See Searight Archive and J.J.Spry, RN, Life on the Bosphorus, 1895, pp.100 105.* Hollstein lists a print entitled 'Osman, son of Ibrahim I, Sultan of the Turcs', but its width (58.7 cm.) is too great for specific identification with SP614.
See also SP413, SP615. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | SP.614 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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