A TINTED SKETCH OF AN OTTOMAN AMBASSADOR Possibly Iran or India, late 19th - early 20th centuryA TINTED SKETCH OF AN OTTOMAN AMBASSADORPossibly Iran or India, late 19th - early 20th century Ink, pencil, and white wash on paper, the small-sized portrait depicting a notable Ottoman ambassador wearing a voluminous turban and holding a misbaha (rosary beads) and a scroll in his hand, possibly a firman, signed in pencil on the lower right Mahmud, mounted, glazed and framed, the sketch 11.5cm x 6.5cm, 22cm x 17cm including the frame. Dimensions the sketch 11.5cm x 6.5cm; 22cm x 17cm including the frame