Constantinople: the chief janissary. Engraving by G. Scotin the elder, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour.

  • Vanmour, Jean-Baptiste, 1671-1737.
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[1714]
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2498825i
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Constantinople: the chief janissary. Engraving by G. Scotin the elder, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Right, a man sleeping in a tent (the Sultan?). Left, the corps of janissaries. The chief janissary was the second officer of the Ottoman empire, after the grand vizier

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[Paris] : [Basan], [1714]

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 36.1 x 25.4 cm

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Le janissaire aga ou commandant des janissaires. G. Scotin maj. sculp. ; JB ; avec privil. du roi. Bears number bottom right : 29

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Wellcome Collection 2498825i

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