Description
The office of reis effendi or reisü’l küttab, the head of the chancery, could be likened to the minister of foreign affairs. This official at the Ottoman court had the most contact with Western diplomats. Ambassador Calkoen would have met him on a regular basis.
De reis effendi, hoofd van de kanselarij
c. 1727 - c. 1730
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Dimensions
height 34.5 cm x width 27 cm
Classification
Painting
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