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A colored engraving portrays a dark-skinned man in white robes holding open a book. There is a body of text below the image.

A colored engraving portrays a dark-skinned man holding open a book. He is standing in a desert landscape, with a cactus in the foreground and a building and three trees in the background. He is wearing white robes, red shoes, a red and white turban, and a blue earring. He has a beard. There is a body of text below the image.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42404
People
Johann Sebastian Müller, German (1715 - after 1785)
Title
Herr Aaron (Pastor Aaron)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1740
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370711

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching with watercolor and letterpress
Technique
Engraving and letterpress
Dimensions
27.9 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of Orientalist Prints circa 15th - 19th century, Special Collections, Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
Object Number
TL42404
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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