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Image number: RS.1533
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Portrait of Muhammed ibn Haddu
Date
1797
Sitter
Muhammad ibn Haddu (Moroccan) , Ambassador
Creator
M Tomkins, Engraver
After
Susan Penelope Gibson (1647 - 1700, British) , Miniaturist
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 276mm
width (print): 204mm
width (print): 204mm
Description
Half length portrait of the Moroccan ambassador to the court of Charles II in London. Haddu is shown seated, in Arabic dress and bearded, with a sword cradled loosely across his lap. Behind is an architectural pillar with an inscription within a floral border: “His Excellency Hamet ben Hamet Ben Haddu Ottom Ambassador Extraordinar from the Emperor of Morocco to his Majesty of Great Brittainne in the Yeare 1682.”
This inscription is repeated and expanded below: “Painted by Suo Pere Rosse. Engraved by M.Tomkins, pupil of F.W.Tomkins. His Excellency HAMET BEN HAMET BEN HADDII, OTTOMAN AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY from the EMPEROR of MOROCCO to his MAJESTY of GREAT-BRITAIN. in the Year 1682.
From a Beautiful High finished Miniature of the same size, in the Possession of T. Manson.” Inscribed in pencil, lower left, “1682”.
Muhammed ibn Haddu was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1682. His presence in London was noted in John Evelyn’s Diary.
This inscription is repeated and expanded below: “Painted by Suo Pere Rosse. Engraved by M.Tomkins, pupil of F.W.Tomkins. His Excellency HAMET BEN HAMET BEN HADDII, OTTOMAN AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY from the EMPEROR of MOROCCO to his MAJESTY of GREAT-BRITAIN. in the Year 1682.
From a Beautiful High finished Miniature of the same size, in the Possession of T. Manson.” Inscribed in pencil, lower left, “1682”.
Muhammed ibn Haddu was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1682. His presence in London was noted in John Evelyn’s Diary.
Transcription
Painted by Suo Pere Rosse. Engraved by M.Tomkins, pupil of F.W.Tomkins. His Excellency HAMET BEN HAMET BEN HADDII, OTTOMAN AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY from the EMPEROR of MOROCCO to his MAJESTY of GREAT-BRITAIN. in the Year 1682.
From a Beautiful High finished Miniature of the same size, in the Possession of T. Manson
1682
From a Beautiful High finished Miniature of the same size, in the Possession of T. Manson
1682
Object history
Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.31. J.P.Gassiot Collection, purchased 1878.
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