1985.255: English Man (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Hubanname
ManuscriptsAn ink and watercolor drawing of a white man, with text above and below the illustration. He wears yellow pants, a white shirt and socks, a pink jacket, and a white hat. He holds a cane in his right hand.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1985.255
- Title
- English Man (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Hubanname
- Classification
- Manuscripts
- Work Type
- manuscript folio
- Date
- end of 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East
- Period
- Ottoman period
- Culture
- Ottoman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/215665
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 25 x 14.3 cm (9 13/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums
- Accession Year
- 1985
- Object Number
- 1985.255
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Publication History
- Edwin Binney III, Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd, exh. cat., Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR, 1979), page 124-125/figure 79
Exhibition History
- The Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/16/1987 - 08/02/1987
- 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/26/2017 - 11/08/2017
- Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/2022 - 01/15/2023
Verification Level
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