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Mihri Müşfik Hanım
Mihri Achba, Mihri Müşfik Hanım, Mihri Rasim (26 February 1886 – 1954) was one of the first and most renowned Turkish female painters. She was recognized especially for her portraits, including popular figures Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Pope Benedict XV.
Biography.
Biography Early life.
The eccentric and bohemian painter Mihri Müşfik Hanım was born into the Anchabadze dynasty as an Anchabadze princess, in the Rasim Pasha Mansion, Baklatarlası neighborhood of Kadıköy in Istanbul on 26 February 1886. Her Abkhazian father, Prince
Sorbonne, whom she later married. Müşfik Bey was the son of Selami Bey, a well-known personage from Bursa. He was interested in politics, history, and literature. The date of her marriage with him is unknown.
Biography Return to Istanbul.
Mihri Hanım was introduced to Cavit Bey, Ottoman Minister of Finance, in Paris to arrange an agreement with the French government following the Balkan Wars. Telegrams sent by Cavit Bey to the Minister of Education recommending Mihri Hanım resulted in her being appointed as an art