Orkan Kahn, 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
212735
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The second Ottoman sultan, Orkan (or Orhan) reigned from 1326 to 1360, spending most of his time on the battlefield. He acquired the Dardanelles and areas around Constantinople, established longstanding military protocols and costumes, and was the first sultan to mint coins in his own name.