Il Prete Ianni, Re d'Ethiopia (Prester John, King of Ethiopia), 1599

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series Title

Effiggie naturali de i maggior prencipi et piu valorosi capitani di questa eta con l'arme loro

Medium

engraving on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 20.2 × 15.3 cm (7 15/16 × 6 in.)

sheet: 24.2 × 18.7 cm (9 1/2 × 7 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

2024.116.1

Artists / Makers

Luca Ciamberlano (artist) Italian, 1580 - 1641

Giovanni Orlandi (publisher) Italian, active 1590 - 1640

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Inscription

recto: in plate, below image: IL PRETEIANNI, RED' / ETHIOPIA; in plate, below image, at left: Rome, Kal: Mar: 1599; in plate, below image, at right: Joannis,Orla: formis.; in lower margin in black ink in later hand: a 24. [?]bre 1793.6: a verso: none

Marks and Labels

none

Provenance

Private collection, The Netherlands; (Agnews, Brussels); purchased by NGA, 2024

Associated Names

Eric Gillis & Associates