Fantasy Head with Turban - Original Antique Signed Etching
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Fantasy Head with Turban - Original Antique Signed Etching

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Antique original etching of Orientalizing subject: the bust of a bearded old man wearing a plumed turban and holding an inscribed sheet, in the tradition of the fantasy heads of Rembrandt and his followers. Impression of good contrast and with wide margins.

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Antique original etching of Orientalizing subject: the bust of a bearded old man wearing a plumed turban and holding an inscribed sheet, in the tradition of the fantasy heads of Rembrandt and his followers. Impression of good contrast and with wide margins.

Signed in the copper below the image: at the left the name of the author of the composition, of doubtful reading ("J. Grand"), and at the right the engraver's initials, "N.J.". It has not been possible to identify either of them.

Medium: Etching.
Artist / after: Signed in the copper "J. Grand" (doubtful reading).
Engraver: Signed with the initials N.J.
Dimensions: Image 4.1 x 5.3 in (10.3 x 13.4 cm); sheet 10 x 13.9 in (25.5 x 35.2 cm).
Condition: Paper darkened with age, with light scattered staining and creasing along the right edge. Plate mark and impression clean.

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