Mahomet, a Turkish Merchant
c. 1741
Artist, British, 1700 - 1766
Artwork overview
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Medium
drypoint and etching on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
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Dimensions
sheet: 19.4 × 14 cm (7 5/8 × 5 1/2 in.)
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Accession
2017.53.57
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Catalogue Raisonné
Dack 1907, no. 129
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Campbell Fine Art, London, 12 June 1992); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1907
Dack, Charles. "Sketch of the LIfe of Thomas Worlidge, Etcher and Painter, with a Catalogue of His Works." Peterborough, 1907: no. 129
Inscriptions
lower center in plate: Mahomet, a Turkish Merchant / Taken by the Corsairs, made a slave at Malta, Escap'd in a Dutch Vessel, / from thence came to England / Painted & Etch'd by Tho. Worlidge, in the Piazza Covent Garden
Wikidata ID
Q77259445