A Wallachian Tolpatch with his Arms. A Croat with his Arms, Standing Sentry. A Morlachian Soldier with his Arms.

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Artist/Maker	Johann Sebastian Müller (artist)
Place of origin	London (printed)

Etching, engraving and stipple, coloured by hand, depicting the costume of three Pandour armed soldiers. A tolpatch is an infantryman. Signed 'Joh:Sebast:Mller, fecit London' and lettered 'Drawn after the life & design'd by Joh:Seb:Mller. Publish'd according to Act of Parliment Novr.15.1743'.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Engraving
Title	A Wallachian Tolpatch with his Arms. A Croat with his Arms, Standing Sentry. A Morlachian Soldier with his Arms. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Etching, engraving and stipple, coloured by hand Paper Engraving Stipple Coloured
Brief description	Etching, engraving and stipple, coloured by hand, by Johann Sebastian Muller, depicting armed soldiers. Printed in London, 1743.
Physical description	Etching, engraving and stipple, coloured by hand, depicting the costume of three Pandour armed soldiers. A tolpatch is an infantryman. Signed 'Joh:Sebast:Mller, fecit London' and lettered 'Drawn after the life & design'd by Joh:Seb:Mller. Publish'd according to Act of Parliment Novr.15.1743'.
Dimensions	Height: 19.1cm Width: 24.2cm 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	Military Dress Infantry Weapons
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	SP.422

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1106680/a-wallachian-tolpatch-with-his-engraving-johann-sebastian-müller/

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