Oriental in a Fantastic Headdress

1731/1732

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Associated Names
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Artist, German, 1712 - 1774

The image depicts a drawing of a man with a turban featuring an intricate design. He has a prominent mustache and wears a robe with a high collar. The background is minimal, with simple shaded lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 14.5 x 11.2 cm (5 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.1.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Mayor (Lugt 2799), Julius S. Held

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 105.

2012

  • The Baroque Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., 2012

Bibliography

1989

  • Kaufmann 1989, cat.no. 75.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, across center verso: CDietrich fec:; in later hand, across top verso: Coll. W. Mayor / L.2799 (A. Mos); across bottom verso: C.W.E. Dietrich

Wikidata ID

Q64539933

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