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Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in

Costumes Turcs
Vol. I Folio 50. Sadr'Azam

Grande Visir en habit de cérémonie

Painting (watercolour). Folio 50 from an album showing Turkish costume. Grand Vizier (Sadrazam or Vezir-i âzam). Grey-bearded, wearing a white kaftan with flaps and sleeves and with a brown fur lining and edging. He has the same kind of high white turban (kâllavî), thick-brimed, tapering to a round end and with the gold band (sarık teli) diagonally around it. Wearing a ring on his right hand little finger.

Compare: 53 Vézir Azem : grand vizir grand vizier in: Monnier's album: Costumes Orientaux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ms 65

Compare: 04 Grand [vizir] ou vice-roi Great vizier or viceroy in: Dessins originaux de costumes turcs, BnF 4-OD-23