Habitus praecipuorum populorum, tam virorum quam foeminarum singulari arte depicti
Woodcut
1577 (made)
1577 (made)
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Woodcut, coloured by hand, depicting a Turkish woman seated cross-legged, wearing blue robes, on a yellow carpet. Lettered with title in Latin, a descriptive verse in German, and numbered.
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Materials and techniques | Woodcut, coloured by hand |
Brief description | Illustration by Jost Amman depicting a wealthy Turkish woman sitting on an adorned carpet, from a set of 219 woodcuts entitled 'Habitus praecipuorum populorum, tam virorum quam foeminarum singulari arte depicti'. German School, 1577. |
Physical description | Woodcut, coloured by hand, depicting a Turkish woman seated cross-legged, wearing blue robes, on a yellow carpet. Lettered with title in Latin, a descriptive verse in German, and numbered. |
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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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Accession number | SP.52 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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