Print, Chef des Indiens (Indian Chief), plate 8 from the series Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque (Caravan of a Sultan Going to Mecca), 1748, Joseph-Marie Vien

Dark-skinned man with mustache leans against low wall. Both hands at belt, from which hangs long curved sword. He faces frontally, and wears stiff striped turban with fur, feathers, and pearls. Date: 1748. Dimensions: Platemark: 20.5 x 13.4 cm (8 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.). Medium: etching on cream laid paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Print, Chef des Indiens (Indian Chief), plate 8 from the series Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque (Caravan of a Sultan Going to Mecca), 1748 (CH 18443519-2)