An Aga of the Janizaries — John Hamilton Mortimer|Robert Blyth | DiscoverArt

John Hamilton Mortimer|Robert Blyth

An Aga of the Janizaries

July 19, 1779

Etching with touches of stippling

37.8 × 30.5 cm (14.9 × 12 in)

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