Portrait of Muhammed ibn Haddu (fl. 1680s) mb-code 2319626 Original is oil on panel

Original is oil on panel 15

Mr Punch went on to point out

here described as 'Mount Ophir' a volcano on the west coast of Sumatra

View of the Steelyard from the River Thames

see also 389452 & 389453

Portrait of Muhammed ibn Haddu (fl. 1680s) mb-code 2319626 Original is oil on panelHalf 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