Tchelebi, jeune seigneur Turc, plate 40 from "Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant"
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 1/2 × 11 15/16 in. (41.9 × 30.3 cm) Plate: 14 1/8 × 9 13/16 in. (35.9 × 25 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.282.80
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of the Ottoman Levant with *Tchelebi, jeune seigneur Turc* (Young Turkish Lord), plate from the lavish *Recueil de cent estampes représentant différentes du Levant* (Collection of One Hundred Prints Representing Different of the Levant). Created around 1714–15, this etching and engraving captures a poised young nobleman in traditional attire, offering a window into the cosmopolitan society of early 18th-century Istanbul Ottoman rule. The series, comprising 100 plates, celebrated the region's ethnic and cultural diversity, from Turks to Arabs and beyond, fueling Eur...
About the Artist
Gérard Jean Baptiste Scotin I|Jean Baptiste Vanmour|Jacques le Hay (Italian|French) · 1591 |1671 –1623 |1716
Italian, Rome (?) 1591/92–1623 Venice|French, 1671–1716