Portrait of Sultan Mustafa I (r. 1617–18; 1622–23)

Not on view

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."

Portrait of Sultan Mustafa I (r. 1617–18; 1622–23), Opaque watercolor on paper

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