Portrait of a sultan
Watercolour
| Artist/Maker |
Watercolour, Portrait of a sultan. Artist unknown
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Portrait of a sultan (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Water- and bodycolour over pencil, heightened with white, on laid paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Portrait of a sultan. Artist unknown |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Historical context | Probably copied from a Turkish original by an artist working in Constantinople. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | SD.1294 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2008 |
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