Publication Date
1870
Publication Place
Turkey (made) Istanbul (made) -
Subject
Sashes (Costume Accessories) Fezes Stars Sultan Abdulaziz
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 7.5cm, Width: 6.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
ME.1-2009
Record ID
ME.1-2009
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1870
Notes
Under Sultan Mahmud II (ruled 1809-39) it became the custom for court artists to paint miniature portraits of the sultan for distribution as gifts, a tradition that continued under his successors. This miniature is of Mahmud's son Sultan Abdülaziz (ruled 1861-76) and was painted by the Ottoman Armenian artist Vichen Abdullah (1834-1900) after a photograph taken by his family's photographic studio, Abdullah Frères of Istanbul (for a print, see V&A: 2753-1934).
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Hand painted in colours on ivory Ivory Painting
Fiziksel açıklama
Framed oval miniature, ivory painted in colours depicting the head and upper torso of a man (Sultan Abdülaziz). His head is turned slightly to his left and he has a dark beard. He is wearing a red brimless hat and dark jacket with a red trim and has a green and red sash across his right shoulder, on his left breast are two silver stars of an Order.
Üslup
Ottoman
