The Mufti, head of religious affairs, Vanmour probably painted the portrait of Abdullah Efendi (1680? -1743). This originally Greek clergyman was attached to the court from 1718 in the function of Seyh ül Islam and had to clear the field after the uprising of 1730. He was exiled, but returned silently to Istanbul where he died in 1743. Abdullah had an impressive collection of legal religious documents and played a crucial role in the introduction of printing in the Ottoman Empire, religious functionaries, Islam, head-gear: turban, historical persons not known by name, Turkey, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1727 - c. 1730, canvas, oil paint (paint), h 34 cm × w 26 cm
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