Woman in oriental attire with attendants
Engraving
mid 17th century (made)
mid 17th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Engraving entitled 'Woman in oriental attire with attendants'. The portrait represents a slave woman of the Chief Black Eunuch.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Woman in oriental attire with attendants (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Engraving after a drawing by Theodoor Van Merlen entitled 'Woman in oriental attire with attendants'. Flemish School, ca. mid 17th century. |
| Physical description | Engraving entitled 'Woman in oriental attire with attendants'. The portrait represents a slave woman of the Chief Black Eunuch. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Marks and inscriptions | Teodoro Joan van Merlen fecit Note Lettered |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | The portrait represents a slave woman of the Chief Black Eunuch. It is said that she was mistaken for a Sultana, and her son Osman for Sultan Ibrahim's son; both were captured and taken to Malta. See SP614, SP616. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | SP.615 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
