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The image shows a portrait of two figures positioned back-to-back. The main figure is an older man with a prominent profile, featuring a strong nose, a beard, and weathered facial features. He wears a large turban adorned with a tall feather plume and richly detailed clothing. Partially visible behind him is a second figure, a young person with eyes closed and head slightly tilted, also wearing a turban with feathers. The background is textured with a circular area, and the scene is rendered in monochrome style, surrounded by a plain border with text at the bottom detailing a dedication.
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The image shows a portrait of two figures positioned back-to-back. The main figure is an older man with a prominent profile, featuring a strong nose, a beard, and weathered facial features. He wears a large turban adorned with a tall feather plume and richly detailed clothing. Partially visible behind him is a second figure, a young person with eyes closed and head slightly tilted, also wearing a turban with feathers. The background is textured with a circular area, and the scene is rendered in monochrome style, surrounded by a plain border with text at the bottom detailing a dedication.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bearded Man with Turban and Young Woman

Robert Blyth, after John Hamilton Mortimer

Date
1782
Medium
etching on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 35 × 33 cm (13 3/4 × 13 in.) sheet: 59 × 43.5 cm (23 1/4 × 17 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2017.53.97
Credit line
Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
Provenance

Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.

Inscription

lower left in plate: Drawn by Mortimer; lower right in plate: Etch'd by R Blyth; lower center in plate: To Sir William Forbes Bar.t / This plate is gratefully Inscribed by His much obliged, and most obedient Servant, / From an original Drawing of Mortimer in the Collection of Richard Payne Knight Esq.r / London published as the Art dircts Nov.r 1782 by R. Blyth No. 105 New Bond Street

NGA object ID 209740. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.