Turkish Personage and Costume: Sultan Mahmud II (1808-1839)

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Turkish Personage and Costume: Sultan Mahmud II (1808-1839)

Turkey, circa 1820-1825
Manuscripts; folios
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
10 13/16 x 6 1/2 in. (27.46 x 16.51 cm)
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (M.85.237.62)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Denny, Walter B.  Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edward Binney, 3rd.  Portland, OR:  Portland Art Museum, 1979.
  • Denny, Walter B. and Judy Levin.  Court and Conquest: Ottoman origins and the design for Handel's Tamerlano at the Glimmerglass Opera: featuring costumes designed by Judy Levin: the Equitable Gallery, New York, November 19, 1998-January 23, 1999: The Kent State University Museum, Kent, Ohio, February 17-April 25, 1999.  Kent, OH: Kent State University Museum, 1998.