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A lithograph portrait of Cem Sultan (1459-95), youngest son of Sultan Mehmet II, the Conqueror B...
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A lithograph portrait of Cem Sultan (1459-95), youngest son of Sultan Mehmet II, the Conqueror Bernard-Romain Julien (1802-71), after Court, published by E. Gambart, Paris, circa 1840 hand-coloured lithograph 58 x 44 cm. Footnotes: Cem (or Djem) Sultan was blocked from succeeding to the throne by his brother Bajazet, and spent most of his life in exile. In 1482 he travelled to Nice and later spent some time in France, as a well looked-after prisoner and a pawn in European-Ottoman relations. He died in Italy. He was an accomplished poet in Turkish and Persian. For two almost identical portrayals of Cem Sultan, the first in charcoal, see the sale in these rooms, Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 8th October 2009, lot 80; and in watercolour, 5th April 2011, lot 51. The portrait probably comes from Julien's book of lithographs, Etude a deux crayons (1840). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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A lithograph portrait of Cem Sultan (1459-95), youngest son of Sultan Mehmet II, the Conqueror Bernard-Romain Julien (1802-71), after Court, published by E. Gambart, Paris, circa 1840 hand-coloured lithograph 58 x 44 cm. Footnotes: Cem (or Djem) Sultan was blocked from succeeding to the throne by his brother Bajazet, and spent most of his life in exile. In 1482 he travelled to Nice and later spent some time in France, as a well looked-after prisoner and a pawn in European-Ottoman relations. He died in Italy. He was an accomplished poet in Turkish and Persian. For two almost identical portrayals of Cem Sultan, the first in charcoal, see the sale in these rooms, Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 8th October 2009, lot 80; and in watercolour, 5th April 2011, lot 51. The portrait probably comes from Julien's book of lithographs, Etude a deux crayons (1840). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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