Ink and gouache on paper, heightened with gold, the painting depicting the kneeling sultan with bow and sword, the reverse with 11 lines of Ottoman Turkish in black Nasta'liq script with keywords and title in red ink, margins ruled in red, blue, green and gold

In fairly good overall condition, some minute abrasions to the painting, the reverse with some paper repairs to the lower portion, ink occasionally smudged, as viewed.
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See footnote to previous lot.

The warrior sultan Murad IV is depicted here armed and dressed in military attire which fits well with our knowledge of the historical ruler. A mighty figure, Sultan Murad IV was the last of the Ottoman sultans to personally lead the Ottoman army, and indeed the inscription directly above the painting alludes to his capture of Baghdad from the Safavids in 1638.

The present🍸 painting is executed it what could be descibed as the almost naive style of the early eighteenth century, exemplified by the work of the court artist Levni. The reverse of the miniature bears a short description of the reign of the following sultan, Sultan Ibrahim I (r.1640-48).