Muhammed III as-Sadiq Bey sends an envoy to U.S. President Johnson to express condolences for the assassination of President Lincoln. The envoy presented Johnson with a life-size swagger portrait of Sadiq Bey. To reciprocate, the U.S. sends a similar portrait of George Washington.
Muhammad III as-Sadiq Bey
Louis-Augustin Simil (French), Portrait of His Highness The Mushir Mohammed Essadek, Bey of Tunis (Muhammad III as-Sadiq), 1865
Oil on canvas
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State · RR-1981.0138 · on loan at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence in Tunisia