Illustration depicting negotiations between Emperor Joseph II and Sultan Achmet IV, copperplate engraving, 1788.
Although the engraving portrays the Ottoman figure as a "Sultan Achmet IV", the Austro-Turkish War (1788-1791) saw Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, pitched against Sultan Abdul Hamid I and, following his death, Hamid's nephew Selim III.
Vienna Museum.
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