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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.92
People
Antoine Lafréry, French (Orgelet, France 1512 - 1577 Rome, Italy)
Title
Portrait of Selim II
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1566
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/336996

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 31.1 x 23.5 cm (12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
plate: 26.6 x 19.7 cm (10 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right, graphite: 14
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 86
  • inscription: lower right, graphite: 185
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: WH
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: T-EUM [?] / 391
  • inscription: lower center, in plate: Romae apud Ant. Lafreri DLXVI

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Edwin Binney, 3rd, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 1985.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.92
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Inscription lower center reads:
SELYMVS II OTHOMANVS XII TVRCARVM REX V CONSTANTINOPOLIS
IMPERATOR CREATVS MENSE SEPTEMBRI ANNO SAL DLXVI AETATIS
XLII

Verification Level

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