Name of Object:

Ali Bey (Domingo Badia y Leblich), Traveller

Name in original language:

Ali Bei (Domenico Badia y Leblich) celebre viaggiatore

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Holding Institution:

National Museum of Romanticism

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Holding Institution (original language):

Museo Nacional del Romanticismo

Date of Object:

c. 1816

Author:

Draftsman: Antonio Bramati; engraver: Crimel

Inventory Number:

MR3723

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Paper; ink; stipple engraving; pencil-manner engraving

Dimensions:

29,2 x 15,5 cm

Provenance:

Italy

Description:

Ali Bey, a pseudonym used by Domingo Badia (1767–1818), was a Spanish explorer and spy. He travelled to the Ottoman Empire and North Africa under the identity of a Syrian prince. He published his experiences in different books. His travel descriptions had success in Europe and were translated into several languages. The descriptions reveal his admiration and respect for the Arab world.

Citation of this web page:

Carmen Linés Viñuales "Ali Bey (Domingo Badia y Leblich), Traveller" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;es;35;en

Prepared by: Carmen Linés Viñuales
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: SP 035