Early photograph of Mehmed V, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Signed on the reverse with the stamp of the photography studio Charles Trampus, Paris, and captioned in print on an attached slip by the photographer.
Mehmed V [1844–1918], also known as Reşad, was the 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, serving from 1909 until 1918. He was the penultimate Sultan of the Empire. He ascended the throne at the age of 65 following the deposition of his brother, Abdülhamid II, during the constitutional revolution led by the Young Turks.
11×8 cm. Condition: Good – very good.
