Amurat Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey
John Young
1815
Medium
Mezzotint, hand-colored with brush and watercolor, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
37.5 × 25.3 cm (14 13/16 × 10 in.)
Classification
mezzotint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
213636
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Amurat I (or Murad) was the third Ottoman sultan, ruling from 1360 to 1389. He established the conscripted corps of soldiers called janissaries, and was sometimes referred to as “Lord Dominator” for his extension of the Ottoman dominions from Thrace into Macedonia and Albania.