Le Grand Seigneur (The Nobleman), plate 17 from the series Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque (The Sultan's Caravan to Mecca), Joseph Marie Vien the Elder, French, 1716 – 1809, Joseph Marie Vien the Elder, French, 1716 – 1809, Etching on cream laid paper, Bearded man in Turkish costume stands on porch with railing and landscape beyond, facing slightly left. His right hand rests at hip; in his left, he holds staff, with crescent moon on top. Crescent moon and feathers decorate his high stiff hat, and loops of pearl, his belt., France, 1748, figures, Print

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