Barbaroussa Rex Algerii Insignis Pyrata
Print
ca. 1750 (made)
ca. 1750 (made)
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Mezzotint depicting a bust length portrait of a historical figure. 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 'Barbarossa, Rex Algerii'. German School, ca. 1750. |
| Physical description | Mezzotint depicting a bust length portrait of a historical figure. Lettered with title and an inscription in Latin. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Nos aut ferro Libycos populare penates / Venimus aut raptas ad littora vertere praedas. Virg. Aen. c.1. Ioh. Iac. Haid excud. Aug. Vind (Inscribed) |
| 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 | Khayr al'Din Barbaroussa was a pirate who agreed to serve under Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent. He was of Greek descent and became legendary for his reign of terror over the Mediterranean in the early sixteenth century. He attacked and took possession of Algiers, later assisting Süleyman in an assault on Tunis. He died in Constantinople in 1546. |
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| Accession number | SP.301 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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