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Vitae et icones Sultanorum turcicorum

Engraving
1596 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Theodor De Bry (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Germany (Published)

Engraving


Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Prints
Object type
Engraving
TitleVitae et icones Sultanorum turcicorum (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Theodor de Bry. Illustration to 'Vitae et icones Sultanorum turcicorum' by Jean-Jacques Boissard. Frankfurt, 1596.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 15.6cm
  • Cut to width: 13.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered in the upper centre of the plate within a cartouche: 'PRODET AVARITIAM ..... / .... OBRIO ITO TVES.'
  • Lettered around the portrait medallion in the centre of the plate: 'MVSTFAS BASSA.'
  • Lettered in the lower centre of the plate within a cartouche: 'DVM TVA CASTRA FAME .... / .... HOSTIS AGROS.'
Bibliographic reference
Hollstein, F. W. H., et al. The New Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700 (Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1956): vol. 4, nos.240-287.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
24359:9

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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