A portrait of Suleyman the Magnificent (r.1520-66) after a print by Claude Vignon (1593-1670), Europe, 17th/18th century

oil on panel, framed, inscribed: "SOLIMANNUS TURCARUM. IMPERATOR"

panel: 34.5 by 25.3cm.

Condition Report:
The panel with a vertical crack and associated restoration including consolidation and some associated overpainting, slightly curved, as viewed.

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