Saturday, June 30, 2012

The Habits of the Grand Signor’s Court Folio 86b from an...







The Habits of the Grand Signor’s Court


Folio 86b from an album of paintings showing Turkish sultans and court officials. Çerkez avrat. A Circassian woman. Inscription below says ‘a harlot woman’.


Made in Turkey, circa 1620


The British Museum




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