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Sultan Abdul Hamit, Emperor Of The Turks

Print
1789 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching and engraving depicting Sultan Abdul Hamit. Lettered with title and 'Engraved from an Original Portrait taken at Constantinople by Ferdinando Tonioli, Painter in the Suite of his Excellency Sigr. Cavalier Juliani Venetian Ambassador. Engraved by Js. Fittler'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSultan Abdul Hamit, Emperor Of The Turks (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching and engraving
Brief description
Etching and engraving by James Fittler, after a drawing by Ferdinando Tonioli, depicting a portrait of Sultan Abdul Hamit, Emperor Of The Turks, 1789.
Physical description
Etching and engraving depicting Sultan Abdul Hamit. Lettered with title and 'Engraved from an Original Portrait taken at Constantinople by Ferdinando Tonioli, Painter in the Suite of his Excellency Sigr. Cavalier Juliani Venetian Ambassador. Engraved by Js. Fittler'.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 27.8cm
  • Width: 19.5cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.583

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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