Portret van Ahmed İbrahim Resmî

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verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

This engraving by Johann Esaias Nilson captures Ahmed İbrahim Resmî, an influential Ottoman statesman and diplomat, in a formal portrait measuring 228 by 164 millimeters. Created between 1765 and 1788, the work reflects the growing diplomatic exchanges between European courts and the Ottoman Empire during the eighteenth century. Nilson, a German artist known for his precise reproductive prints, employed engraving to translate painted likenesses into widely distributable images. The medium itself underscores the period’s fascination with portable, reproducible art. Engravings like this one all...

About the Artist

Johann Esaias Nilson · 1721–1788

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