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A black and white print portrays a full-length view of a man on horseback.

This black and white print shows a man in Turkish costume seated on a horse and facing to the right. The horse strides forward on the hilly ground, its left front and back right legs raised. Its head is bowed, and ahead to the right is a short obelisk with a carved ornamental relief on its face. The horse is covered with a blanket under the saddle, and has a long, flowing tassel attached to its neck. The man wears voluminous Turkish robes and a turban, and he has a large, sheathed sword attached to his waist. In his right hand, he holds the horse’s reins, and in his right hand he carries a large scepter. In the upper left corner are the artist’s initials and date.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2014.416
People
Melchior Lorck, Danish (Flensburg, Germany 1526 or 1527 - after 1588 Silesia(?))
Title
Turkish Rider
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Turkish Publication
Alternate Title: A Turban-clad Rider with a Sword at his Right Side and a War-Club in his Left Hand, profile towards the Right; in the Background an Obelisk
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1582, printed 1626 or 1646
Culture
Danish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/352173

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
overall: 21.7 × 17.3 cm (8 9/16 × 6 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in block. upper left corner: "F/ML"
  • inscription: initialed and dated in the block, upper left: 15 F 82 / ML
  • inscription: Verso, in graphite: Melchior Lorch / Anger de Busbec
    B.q.
    55-I
  • inscription: Lower center of sheet, in graphite: STR

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Hill-Stone, South Dartmouth, MA] sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/ii
Standard Reference Number
Fischer 78

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2014
Object Number
2014.416
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Fine Old Master & Modern Prints, Catalogue 18, auct. cat., Hill-Stone, Inc. (South Dartmouth, MA, 2014), no. 40, repr.

Exhibition History

Verification Level

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