Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Abdülaziz NPG Ax138003

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Émile Desmaisons

Born in Istanbul, Aziz was the son of Mahmud II. He was the thirty-second Sultan of Turkey reigning between 1861-1876, succeeding his brother Abdulmecid I. During this time, he developed good diplomatic relations with France and Britain. In 1867, he visited Europe, the first Ottoman sultan to do so. This included a visit to London where he was honoured by Queen Victoria by being made a Knight of the Garter. Aziz became recognised for his modernisation of the Ottoman Navy, which by... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.