Atabalipa Rex Peruviae
Print
ca. 1750 (made)
ca. 1750 (made)
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Mezzotint depicting a bust length portrait of a historical figure, one of the last Inca rulers of Peru. Lettered with title and an inscription in Latin.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | Mezzotint by Johann Jakob Haid entitled 'Atabalipa Rex Peruviae'. German School, ca. 1750. |
| Physical description | Mezzotint depicting a bust length portrait of a historical figure, one of the last Inca rulers of Peru. Lettered with title and an inscription in Latin. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Is genus indocile ac dissperum montibus altis / Composuit. Virg. Aen. l.8. I.I.Haid exc. A.V.
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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 |
| Object history | Atahuallpa was the last of the Inca rulers in Peru. Son of Huayna Capac, he ruled the kingdom of Quito in the sixteenth century. In 1532, he was obliged to relinquish his power to invading Spanish forces serving under Pizarro. As a result of Atahuallpa's refusal to comply with Pizarro's demands that he submit to Spanish rule and convert to Christianity, he was imprisoned and in 1533, after attempting to rally his own forces against the Spanish, he was killed. |
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| Accession number | SP.304 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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