Turkish sultans, sultanas and other historical figures

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Artist/Maker	Moncornet (publisher)
Place of origin	Paris (made)

Print depicting a king of China on horseback at a battle. A short biography of the king is lettered in French, reading that the king was overthrown by a rebel uprising and was killed with his wife and children in 1645.

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Categories	Prints Portraits
Object type	Print
Titles	Turkish sultans, sultanas and other historical figures (generic title) Tenin Chim Roy de la Chine (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Print Paper Printing
Brief description	Printed plate entitled 'Tenin Chim Roy de la Chine', from a series of prints (259), pasted on 26 loose sheets, comprising portraits of Turkish sultans, sultanas and other historical figures, by Balthazar Moncornet. Paris, ca. mid 17th century.
Physical description	Print depicting a king of China on horseback at a battle. A short biography of the king is lettered in French, reading that the king was overthrown by a rebel uprising and was killed with his wife and children in 1645.
Dimensions	Size of sheets height: 38.1 cm Width: 25.7 cm 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	Portraits Figures Kings Chinese
Bibliographic reference	The name 'Tenin Chim' probably refers to the Chongzhen emperor, Zhu Youjian (1611-1644), who reigned as the last emperor of the Ming dynasty, 1628-44.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	SP.180:87

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O515394/turkish-sultans-sultanas-and-other-print-moncornet/

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