GUISEPPE MARIA MITELLI (1634–1718)

Consultationi de Medici nella grave malatia del Gran Sultano, e rimedii proprii per guarirlo. Dated 1683-1688.
35 x 54 cm
*Mitelli is considered as first cartoonist in world history of art. In this famous gravure, he satirizes the Holy League with the Ottoman Empire after the Treaty of Karlowitz and humiliates the Turks and Muslims. One sample of this gravure is included in British Museum's inventory as well.