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' Elias Magnus Fries (1794-1878) was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1875

who established the grove at Rome and consorted with her there

the right hand poised over a sheet of paper and holding a brass pen

Selim I, Ottoman Emperor Finish:Float frame Inscribed in ink verso: 'JohnSelim I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Known as 'Yavuz' (the Cruel), Selim (1466 1520) ruled from 1512 1520. When he came to the throne he had his uncles and brothers put to death to avoid any challenges to his rule. The empire expanded considerably under Selim, with the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina coming under Ottoman control. From A series of Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1808.