# The Reis Effendi, Head of the Chancery

- By: Jean Baptiste Vanmour (Valenciennes, 1671–1737)
- Date: c. 1727 - c. 1730
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 34.5 cm x width 27 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-2024--0f50aa6be1a5fd873bc1c7bf7011cbe1)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/nGYkB/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The office of reis effendi or reisü’l küttab, the head of the chancery, could be likened to the minister of foreign affairs. This official at the Ottoman court had the most contact with Western diplomats. Ambassador Calkoen would have met him on a regular basis.