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Achmet Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey

A work made of mezzotint, hand-colored with brush and watercolor, on ivory wove paper.
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  • A work made of mezzotint, hand-colored with brush and watercolor, on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1815

Artist:

John Young
English, 1755-1825

About this artwork

Achmet I (Ahmed) was the fourteenth Ottoman sultan, ruling from 1603 to 1617. Comparatively peace-loving, he settled hostilities with neighbors including the Hapsburgs and the Safavids. One of his most significant decisions changed the laws of succession by making the eldest prince heir to the throne. This shift deterred, to a degree, the established practice of a new sultan ordering the execution of his surviving brothers upon his ascension.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

John Young

Title

Achmet Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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1815

Medium

Mezzotint, hand-colored with brush and watercolor, on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

37.5 × 25.3 cm (14 13/16 × 10 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Barbara Kipper

Reference Number

2011.1087

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