The paintings depict the procession of the 15 year old Sultan Mehmed IV through Istanbul on 24 September 1657. Claes Ralamb commissioned 20 paintings to immortalise the event. 14 of them are on display here.
In 1657 Claes Ralamb (1622-1698) was sent as the Swedish envoy to Istanbul. He war deputed by Karl X Gustav to discuss the European war situation and negotiate with the Sultan. In all probability, the paintings were painted after Ralamb`s return to Sweden. Their sources included Ralamb`s diaries and the costume album he brought back from Istanbul. The artist is unknown.
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1 Keisarens Laquaijer kallas peik
2 Öffwerste för Jachten kallas zagarsi
3 Öffwerste för Laquaijerna kallas peikpassi
4 Bogaskiöttar kallas solak
5 Keisaren Sielf
6 Öffwerste för Bogaskiötterne kallas solakpassi
7 Solakpassis Leutnampt kallas solaklarkihaia
8 Lifknecht Kallas silichtaraga
9 Kammartienaren Kallas khuhadar
10 Ridknecht Kallas rikchaptar
1 Слуги султана, называемые пеик (peik).
2 Главный охотник, называемый zagarsi (?).
3 Начальник слуг, называемый пеикба?и
4 Лучники, называемые солак (solak).
5 Султан сам.
6 Начальник лучников, называемый солакба?и.
7 Заместитель солакба?и, называемый solaklarkihaia.
8 Оруженосец, называемый силихтарага (selihtarağa).
9 Камердинер, называемый чухадар (çuhadar).
10 Стременной, называемый рикабдар (rikabdar)
