Aegidius (Gilles) de Noailles, French Ambassador in Constantinople
1578
Artists
Description
Inscription lower center reads: "AEG. DE NOAILLES ABB. INSV. ET S. AMANDI CHRISTmae Mtis A SECRETIORIBg CONS. ET APVD SELIMVM ET AMVRATEM TVRC. IMPres LEGATg. AN. AETATIS. 53. NICOLAVS. ANDREA. FACIEBAT. CONSTANTINOPOLI. 1578"
Dimensions
sheet: 16.8 × 13 cm (6 5/8 × 5 1/8 in.) plate: 16.5 × 12.8 cm (6 1/2 × 5 1/16 in.) overall: 23.5 × 17 cm (9 1/4 × 6 11/16 in.)
Provenance
[James Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA, sold]; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011.
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