3588447 Cornelis Calkoen on his Way to his Audience with Sultan Ahmed III, c.1727-30 (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 91.5x125 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Calkoen was patron to the artist Vanmour who recorded the Dutch envoy??? audience with Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III (1673-1736) at the Topkapi Palace on 14 September 1727. Here the retinue, unarmed according to convention, enters the second courtyard. Audiences were always held the day the Janissaries received their pay and here lunge at the rice. ); French, out of copyright.