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Illustrations of Ottomans, Late 18th to early 19th century

Fenerci Mehmed Albumu
Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi (Topkapi Palace Museum) Ms. Ahmed III 3690

Cennetmekân Sultan Mahmut II

PADIŞAH. In the albums that were made in hierarchical order and have survived to the present day in the order in which they were first made, the first row is reserved for the portrait of the sultan of the period. Sometimes two portraits were made standing or sitting, and sometimes there were portraits of the sultan in series.
source: Osmanlı kıyafet albümleri (1770-1810) by Nurdan Küçükhasköylü