ManuscriptsOttoman16th century
Sultan Enthroned While European Captives are Brought Before his Throne (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Turkish poetry
second half of the 16th century
Dimensions
folio: 30.1 x 18.3 cm (11 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Provenance
[Jean Soustiel, Paris, 5 May 1978], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1978, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.
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