Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent

Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent
Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent
Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent
Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent
Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent
Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent
Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent
Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent
Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent
Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent
Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent

Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent

OFFERED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A MAGNIFICENT OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS DEPICTING A PORTRAIT OF THE OTTOMAN SULTAN SELIM III. IT IS WITHOUT DOUBT AN OVERWHELMINGLY STRIKING IMAGE WITH A VERY POWERFUL PRESENCE.

TECHNICALLY THIS WORK IS ALSO HIGHLY COMPETENT AS THE IMAGE DOES ACCURATELY CAPTURE THE PHYSICAL LIKENESS OF SELIM III AND MORE SO, ENCAPSULATES THE SPIRIT OF A SULTAN. PERHAPS THIS PORTRAIT DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM WORKS NOW PRECIOUSLY HELD IN THE TOPKAPI MUSEUM ISTANBUL, TURKEY. IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PHOTOGRAPH THE CLUES ON THIS CANVAS THAT THE ARTIST HAS LEFT FOR US SUFFICE TO SAY ONE CAN SEE THAT IN THE UPPER RIGHT REGISTER OF THE PAINTING (IN THE CORRECT LIGHT) IS WRITTEN "SELIM III". THE UPPER LEFT REGISTER OF THE PAINTING READS TVRC IMP. THERE IS ALSO A PAPER LABEL ON THE STRETCHER THAT READS "ELLISON 1785". HOWEVER THE PAINTING IS APPARENTLY UNSIGNED. SELIM III WAS A REFORM MINDED SULTAN, WHICH DID NOT SIT WELL WITH OTHER FACTIONS WITHIN HIS EMPIRE THAT WERE THE CAUSE OF MUCH RESISTANCE TO SELIM'S REFORMIST RULE. AN EDUCATED AND INTELLIGENT MAN, WHO WAS A GREAT PATRON OF THE ARTS, HE COMPOSED HIS OWN MUSIC AND POEMS, PLAYED THE NEY (FLUTE) AND ENCOURAGED MUSICIANS OF HIS DAY. THIS PORTRAIT IS A COMPLIMENT TO SELIM III, A RESPECTFUL AND INSIGHTFUL RENDITION OF A DETERMINED AND BENEVOLENT RULER WHO'S THINKING WAS WELL AHEAD OF HIS TIME. THIS PAINTING IS DEFINITELY A KEEPER. ARTIST: UNKNOWN OLD MASTER- POSSIBLY GERMAN SCHOOL. CONDITION: THIS PAINTING REMAINS EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE. I CAN FIND SOME TRACES OF PROFESSIONAL RESTORATION THAT HAS MOST LIKELY TAKEN PLACE IN THE LAST 40 YEARS. THE PAINTING HAS BEEN RE-LINED, CRACKELURE CONSISTENT WITH AGE. CONDITION IS READY TO HANG. MEASUREMENTS: 54 CM WIDE X 69 CM HIGH PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR INTERESTING ITEMS. The item "RARE ANTIQUE LATE 18THC PORTRAIT SELIM III OTTOMAN SULTAN 1761-1808 MAGNIFICENT" is in sale since Sunday, March 04, 2018. This item is in the category "Art\Paintings". The seller is "tajmohul2004" and is located in Caulfield South, VIC. This item can be shipped worldwide.


Rare Antique Late 18thc Portrait Selim III Ottoman Sultan 1761-1808 Magnificent


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