Portrait of Muhammed ibn Haddu (fl. 1680s) mb-code 2319626 here described as 'Mount Ophir'

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

Original is oil on panel 15

(The Plasterer)

Mr Punch went on to point out

Portrait of Muhammed ibn Haddu (fl. 1680s) mb-code 2319626 here described as 'Mount Ophir'Half 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