Sidi Hadji Abdurrahman Adja (1720–1792)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Sidi Hadji Abdurrahman Adja (1720–1792)

Richard Cosway (British, 1742–1821) · 1786

graphite, watercolor, red chalk on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The attire of this gentleman is that of a high-ranking North African secretary or scholar, which led scholars to identify him as the ambassador from Tripoli.

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