SOLIMANVS . IMPERATOR . TVRCHARVM, 1526
by Daniel Hopfer
after Jan Swart van Groningen


Three Ottoman trumpeters

Three Mamalucke



Three Ottoman Turks

Three Arabs



Object typeprint
British Museum number1845,0809.1343
Title (object)Solimanus Imperator Turcharum (Süleyman, Emperor of the Turks)
Title (series)Süleyman and his cortege
DescriptionOn horseback, riding to left, a soldier carrying a lance walking behind the horse on right; after Jan Swart (Hollstein 10); third of a series of five etchings. Etching
Producer namePrint made by: Daniel Hopfer
School/styleGerman
Date1526-1536
Materialspaper
Techniqueetching
DimensionsHeight: 224 millimetres
Width: 157 millimetres
InscriptionsInscription Content
Signed with monogram in the plate, lower left. Lettered 'SOLIMANUS IMPERATOR TURCHARUM' at upper edge. Numbered 'III' at lower right.
BibliographyHollstein 66.I
Bartsch VIII.487.58
LocationGerman XVIc Mounted Roy



Prints of Ottoman Sultan Süleyman and his cortege by Jan Swart van Groningen upon which the prints by Daniel Hopfer are based.
Ottoman Soldiers from other European Illustrations.