Portrait of Sultan Mustafa I (r. 1617–18; 1622–23), late 17th–early 18th century, Attributed to Turkey, Opaque watercolor on paper, H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Codices, There are no known pictures of Mustafa painted during his lifetime and this small image appears as part of a later tradition of depicting the Ottoman sultans in series. Contemporary written descriptions of the sultan state that he had ‘a small but attractive face with a pale complexion and sorrowful expression, a sparse beard and large black eyes’
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Portrait, Sultan Mustafa I, r, 1617–18, 1622–23, late 17th–early 18th century, Attributed, Turkey, Opaque watercolor, paper, H, 6 1/2, 16.5 cm, Codices, no, pictures, Mustafa painted, lifetime, small image, part, later tradition, depicting, Ottoman sultans, series, Contemporary written descriptions, sultan state, ‘ small, attractive face, pale complexion, sorrowful expression, sparse beard, large black, eyes’
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