Chapter II
1865
The Art of Diplomacy: Two Portraits, One Friendship
L’art de la diplomatie : deux portraits, une amitiéفن الدبلوماسية: لوحتان، صداقة واحدة
Louis-Augustin Simil (French), Portrait of His Highness The Mushir Mohammed Essadek, Bey of Tunis (Muhammad III as-Sadiq), 1865
Oil on canvas · 85.75 × 56 in (canvas)
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State · RR-1981.0138 · on loan at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence in Tunisia
John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812–1862), George Washington, 1838
Oil on canvas · 97.5 × 62.5 in (approx.)
National Heritage Collection, Ksar Said Palace
Chapter II · Trade, Corsairs, and Consular Ties
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.
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