PrintsGerman16th century

Aegidius (Gilles) de Noailles, French Ambassador in Constantinople

1578

Artists

Nicolaus AndreaArtist

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"

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Culture

German

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

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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