Israel Ori

The image is a portrait of Israel Ori. He is shown in a wide-brimmed hat decorated with a feather and jewels, with long hair and a large white collar at his neck.

Israel Ori was a prominent figure of the Armenian national liberation movement of the 17th–18th centuries. He devoted most of his life to raising the Armenian question at the courts of Europe and Russia, seeking to free Armenia from Ottoman and Persian rule. His ideas became a guide for the later liberation struggle.