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(18th century)
Possibly a portrait of Emetullah Rabia Gulnus Sultan, inscribed at top "Fiora.In Maschera" (flower in disguise), unsigned, oil on canvas, 25 x 19-5/8 in.; Dutch style reverse profile lacquer frame, 33-1/4 x 27-3/4 x 2-3/4 in.
Note: The proposed sitter, Emetullah Rabia Gulnus, was the Haseki Sultan of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV and later served as Valide Sultan to their sons, Mustafa II and Ahmed III. In the early 18th century, she emerged as one of the most powerful and influential women in the Ottoman Empire, and she is considered the last prominent figure of the era known as the Sultanate of Women.
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