T. Viero, Raccolta di 120 Stampe, che rappresentano, Figure, ed Abiti di varie Nazione
Etching and Engraving
1783-90 (made)
1783-90 (made)
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Hand-coloured etching depicting a eunuch from a volume entitled 'Raccolta di 120 Stampe, che rappresentano, Figure, ed Abiti di varie Nazione'. Lettered with description in Italian and French, and 'Franciscus Smith ad vivum Pinxit'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured etching |
| Brief description | Hand-coloured etching by Francis Smith, after a drawing by Theodore Viero, depicting a eunuch from a series of plates (4) from a volume entitled 'T. Viero, Raccolta di 120 Stampe, che rappresentano, Figure, ed Abiti di varie Nazione', published in three parts in Venice. Italy, 1783-90. |
| Physical description | Hand-coloured etching depicting a eunuch from a volume entitled 'Raccolta di 120 Stampe, che rappresentano, Figure, ed Abiti di varie Nazione'. Lettered with description in Italian and French, and 'Franciscus Smith ad vivum Pinxit'. |
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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 | The Kızlar Ağası was the chief Black Eunuch of the Ottoman Seraglio. The title literally means "Chief of the Girls," and he was charged with the protection and maintenance of the harem women. |
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| Accession number | SP.630 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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