Nine Portraits of Ottoman Sultans

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Nine Portraits of Ottoman Sultans
Ottoman, mid nineteenth century

each in watercolour on part moulded ivory card, each shown half length within a moulded frame with ribbons above and floral swags below, named in gothick script below, each inscribed in black thuluth above with the name, together with details of the reign, (slightly scuffed edges) miniatures 6¼ x 4½in. (15.6 x 11.5cm.)
leaf 14 x 11½in. (35.5 x 29.2cm.) (9)

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The Sultans depicted are:
Mehmed IV, Mustafa II, Ahmed III, Mahmud I, Osman III, Mustafa III, Selim III, Mustafa IV and Mahmud II.

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