A Turk's head: Mr Henry Mossop in the guise of Bajazet from Nicholas Rose's play Tamerlane, William Hogarth, circa 1751

A turk's head: mr henry mossop in the guise of bajazet from nicholas rose's play tamerlane an old label, formerly on the reverse of the painting, written by an unknown hand, reads: 'this sketch (in size) i saw when a boy, made by hogarth, in a fit of pleasantry, one evening in the painting room at covent garden theatre. . '. Lot number: live auction 7278 lot 40 sale 22 nov 2006. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1751. Dimensions: 26½ x 18¼ in. (67.2 x 46.3 cm.). Medium: distemper, panel. A Turk's head, Mr Henry Mossop in the guise of Bajazet from Nicholas Rose's play Tamerlane CKS 2006