Prince Hulaku Mirza. Coloured lithograph by J. Nash, 1843, after D. Wilkie, 1840.
- Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841.
- Date:
- 1843
- Reference:
- 730133i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Hulaku Mirza, also called Bahadur Khan, was a Persian author and calligrapher who lived for some time in exile in Turkey. He was the eldest son of Hasan Ali Mirza Shuja al-Sultaneh (Llewellyn, p. 625)
Publication/Creation
1843
Physical description
1 print : lithograph with tint plate, with watercolour ; sheet 40 x 29 cm
Lettering
Halakoo Mirza the Persian prince David Wilkie ft Constantinople Novbr. 4th 1840
Also bears Persian lettering: "amal-i Vilki Sahib naqqash-bashi-yi angriz 1256", meaning 'the work of Wilkie Sahib, the English court artist, 1840-1841'--Llewellyn, p. 626
References note
Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, San Francisco 1991, vol. 2, no. 379, no. 7
Briony Lewellyn, 'David Wilkie and John Frederick Lewis in Constantinople, 1840: an artistic dialogue', The Burlington magazine, 2003, 145: 624-631
Reference
Wellcome Collection 730133i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores