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Source Description
This ink drawing of a pasha (a high ranking official in the Ottoman Empire) slightly resembles an engraving. According to the label on the back, Miller gave it to Brantz Mayer who was a founding member of the Maryland Historical Society and served as its president.The label on the back reads: A pen and ink sketch by Alfred J Miller, presented to me by him 1863. Brantz Mayer.
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Document identity
localId
34600
label
Turkish Pasha
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
34600
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Turkish Pasha
description
This ink drawing of a pasha (a high ranking official in the Ottoman Empire) slightly resembles an engraving. According to the label on the back, Miller gave it to Brantz Mayer who was a founding member of the Maryland Historical Society and served as its president.The label on the back reads: A pen and ink sketch by Alfred J Miller, presented to me by him 1863. Brantz Mayer.
provenance
Brantz Mayer, Baltimore, 1863 [1]. Acquired by Dorathea Smith, Batlimore; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1974.[1] note by Mayer on the reverse says the drawing was given to him in 1863 by the artist
date
1863
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14
height
12
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/2 x W: 4 3/4 in. (14 x 12 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Bottom left: A. J. Miller; [Inscription] In abbreviated Latin below signature: init et delt; [Translation] invented and drawn
med
ink on paper
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4486
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EAN
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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2
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photo
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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036f1fc94f5566ff
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no
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no
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4
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photo
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no
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no