The sublime porte pacified [graphic].

Description

Title: The sublime porte pacified [graphic].
Published / Created: [approximately 1829]
Publication Place: London?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: Tzar Nicolas I, depicted as a crowned bear, hugs Sultan Mahmud II, causing him to drop his sword; the Duke of Wellington tries to restrain the Russian. A commentary on the Russian successes in the Russo-Turkish War, which ended with the Treaty of Adrianople of 14 September 1829 that gave Russia most of the eastern shore of the Black Sea and the mouth of the Danube. Mahmud was also forced to recognise Greek independence
Description: Title etched below image.
Dated from the events being satirized.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Provenance: Grosvenor Prints; June 2024.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 23 x 33 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English