Caption

Boluch Bassi, capitaine de cent jannisaires, Captain 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, Attributed to, paper, etching, pasted on album page, height 267 mm x width 169 mm, A tall figure in a long, flowing robe stands in profile with hands resting on hips, wearing a high pointed hat topped with a tall plume of feathers; the robe has patterned sleeves and vertical buttoned detailing down the front, and the lower hem shows decorative fastenings and draped folds; the figure has a beard and a distinct facial profile; the background is plain with a narrow strip of grass at the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B24_436

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.7Mb (8.5Mb) / 9.5in x 14.9in / 2864 x 4482 (300dpi)

Keywords

Boluch Bassi capitaine de cent jannisaires Captain 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 Attributed paper etching pasted height 267 mm x width 169 mm tall figure long flowing robe stands profile hands resting hips wearing high pointed hat topped tall plume feathers patterned sleeves vertical buttoned detailing down front lower hem decorative fastenings draped folds figure beard distinct facial profile background plain narrow strip grass bottom