Caption

Aga, cappitaine général des jannissaires, 'Aga' (commander in chief) of the janissaries, print, album page, book illustration, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Léon Davent, after drawing by Luca Penni (attributed to), after drawing by Nicolas de Nicolay (possibly), publisher: Guillaume Rouille (I), Lyon, 1555 - 1568, Léon Davet, Attributed to, paper, etching, mounted on album page, height 260 mm x width 176 mm, A tall figure stands facing forward wearing a long flowing robe with a buttoned front and wide sleeves, hands tucked into the robe at the hips, patterned sleeves with floral-like designs, a large rounded turban topped with a tall cylindrical element and a long feather, a narrow mustached face with a prominent nose, shoes partly visible beneath the robe, simple ground with small tufts of grass around the feet, and faint handwritten markings near the upper edges of the page.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A81_255

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37.3Mb (10.5Mb) / 9.9in x 14.6in / 2972 x 4389 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aga cappitaine général des jannissaires commander chief janissaries print album page book illustration Print part album printmaker Léon Davent drawing Luca Penni attributed Nicolas de Nicolay publisher Guillaume Rouille I Lyon 1555 - 1568 Léon Davet Attributed paper etching mounted height 260 mm x width 176 mm tall figure stands facing forward wearing long flowing robe buttoned front wide sleeves hands tucked hips patterned sleeves floral- designs large rounded turban topped tall cylindrical element long feather narrow mustached face prominent nose shoes partly visible beneath simple ground small tufts grass feet faint handwritten markings near upper edges page