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Claes Rålamb was sent as an envoy to Sultan Mehmed IV's court in 1657 and commissioned 20 large paintings in oil on canvas, depicting an imperial procession through Istanbul. This text comprehensively covers the full history of the paintings, including a technical analysis from the conservation of one of the paintings.Ådahl, Karin is the author of 'Sultan's Procession The Swedish Embassy to Sultan Mehmed IV in 1657-1658 And the Ralamb Paintings', published 2007 under ISBN 9789186884185 and ISBN 9186884182.
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