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Hasson, Begler, Imperator Turcarum Vigesimus. MDCXXVI

Print
1626 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving depicting Murad IV, Emperor of the Turks. Lettered with title, four lines of verse in Latin, and 'Lucas Kilian scalp: et excud:'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Hasson, Begler, Imperator Turcarum Vigesimus. MDCXXVI (assigned by artist)
  • Murad IV, Emperor of the Turks (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Engraving by Lucas Kilian entitled 'Hasson, Begler, Imperator Turcarum Vigesimus. MDCXXVI', depicting a portrait of Murad IV (d.1640), emperor of the Turks. German School, 1626.
Physical description
Engraving depicting Murad IV, Emperor of the Turks. Lettered with title, four lines of verse in Latin, and 'Lucas Kilian scalp: et excud:'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.4 cm
  • Width: 13.5cm
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
Production
The portrait represents Murad IV (d.1640), who was still a child when he succeeded Mustapha I in 1623. He was the nineteenth (not the twentieth) Ottoman ruler.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.339

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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