Drawing of a Turkish sultan, possibly Selim I, Selim II, or Selim III; wearing an ornate kaftan and large turban; sitting on a horse that is facing left, the horse adorned with a decorated saddle, gold bridle, and other ornamentation
Alternative Title:
Sultan Selim
Description:
Title from local catalog card; alternative title inscribed in ink above image., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., At top of sheet is a trimmed manuscript inscription in French, written in a different hand than the other inscription: [...?] tresiesmo empereur des Turcts[?]., Sheet numbered "7" in ink in lower left corner., Formerly laid in at page 162 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
