Lot Essay
The plate was altered in the second state in 1688 to represent Ibrahim I (1615-1648) by removing the inscriptions relating to his predecessor Süleyman the Magnificent, and the addition of the title IBRAHIM I next to the turbaned figure.
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Sultan Süleyman and the Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople
Details
MELCHIOR LORCK (1526/27 - after 1588)
Sultan Süleyman and the Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople
Engraving, before 1575, on laid paper, watermark Coat of Arms with a Post Horn (see Heawood 2715, dated 1668), a very good impression of the second, final state, with margins, a short repaired tear at right, some flattened creases, generally in good condition
Plate 14 ¾ x 12 3/8in. (37.4 x 31.4cm.); Sheet 16 1/8 x 13in. (41 x 33.2cm.)
16th Century
Sultan Süleyman and the Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople
Engraving, before 1575, on laid paper, watermark Coat of Arms with a Post Horn (see Heawood 2715, dated 1668), a very good impression of the second, final state, with margins, a short repaired tear at right, some flattened creases, generally in good condition
Plate 14 ¾ x 12 3/8in. (37.4 x 31.4cm.); Sheet 16 1/8 x 13in. (41 x 33.2cm.)
16th Century
Literature
Bartsch 14; Hollstein 35
Exhibited
Every Object Tells a Story, 2015, Catalogue Number 111
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Cosima Stewart
The plate was altered in the second state in 1688 to represent Ibrahim I (1615-1648) by removing the inscriptions relating to his predecessor Süleyman the Magnificent, and the addition of the title IBRAHIM I next to the turbaned figure.