Name of Object:

Mohamed Sadok Pacha Bey (painting)

Location:

Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

Holding Institution:

Musée d’Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine de Kassar Saïd

 About Higher Institute for the Study of Contemporary History of Tunisia, University of Manouba, Le Bardo, Tunis

Date of Object:

1861

Author:

A. Moynier

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Canvas, wood, coloured pigments, gold leaf

Provenance:

Palais du Bardo

Description:

This 1861 oil on canvas by B. de Moynier shows the Mohamed Sadok Pacha Bey in front of the throne in the great hall of the Palais du Bardo, his right hand on the Tunisian constitution (which he has just proclaimed), his left holding his sword. He is dressed in official uniform, with red trousers with a gold stripe and a short black coat with a gold belt and epaulets, in addition to the Nichan al-Amen medal and a green sash with a double red stripe. On his chest the Nichan al-Dam, the Légion d'Honneur and the Nichan al-Iftikhar (classe majeur) medals can be seen, as well as a Légion d'Honneur and Nichan al-Iftikhar on a sling. This painting is evidence of an active diplomatic relationship between the Palais du Bardo and the European chancelleries.

Type of Object

Portrait; painting

Citation of this web page:

Saloua Khadhar Zangar "Mohamed Sadok Pacha Bey (painting) " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tn;27;en

Prepared by: Saloua Khadhar Zangar
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: TN 027