Scachus Ismael Persa
Print
1596 (published)
1596 (published)
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Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, left profile, within a circular border, framed by flowers, insects and animals. On the back is a descriptive Latin text in letterpress.
Object details
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Title | Scachus Ismael Persa (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Engraving |
Brief description | Print, portrait of Scachus (?) Ismael, King of Persia, engraving by Theodor de Bry, 1596. |
Physical description | Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, left profile, within a circular border, framed by flowers, insects and animals. On the back is a descriptive Latin text in letterpress. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Scachus Ismael Persa.' (Lettered with 4 lines of Latin inscription and) |
Credit line | Given by Edgar Seligman |
Object history | This print was published as a plate to face page 103 of Vitae et Icones Sultanorum Turcicorum by J. J. Boissard, Frankfort-am-Main, 1596. It is unclear who the sitter is, though it is possibly Ismail II (1537-1577), King of Persia. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966. |
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Accession number | E.1812-1960 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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