Portrait of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, oil on canvas by Charles-Philippe Larivière, France, 1846.
Ibrahim Pasha was the son of Mehmed Ali Pasha, the Egyptian governor who defied Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II and launched a military campaign in 1831 to gain more territorial power. Ibrahim spearheaded Egyptian military efforts to attack Ottoman Turkey, which led to the Ottoman defeat at the Battle of Nezip in 1839. The portrait was commissioned by French King Louis-Philippe for Ibrahim Pasha's visit to Paris, where he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor.
Palace of Versailles, France.
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Larivière, Charles-Philippe. "Portrait of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt." World History Encyclopedia, 07 Jul 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21922/portrait-of-ibrahim-pasha-of-egypt/.
