Isma'il Jalayir
A Portrait of 'Ali, Hasan, Husayn, and the Sufi Leader Nur 'Ali Shah Ni 'matullahi

A Portrait of 'Ali, Hasan, Husayn, and the Sufi Leader Nur 'Ali Shah Ni 'matullahi

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A Portrait of 'Ali, Hasan, Husayn, and the Sufi Leader Nur 'Ali Shah Ni 'matullahi
ArtistIranian, died c. 1870
CulturePersian
Titles
  • A Portrait of 'Ali, Hasan, Husayn, and the Sufi Leader Nur 'Ali Shah Ni 'matullahi
DateSecond half of 19th century
MediumInk, opaque watercolors, and gold on paper
DimensionsSheet: 6 × 5 1/8 in. (15.3 × 13 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Franci Neely, Rania and Jamal Daniel, Matt and Jennifer Esfahani, Nijad and Zeina Fares, Lily and Hamid Kooros, Cathy and Vahid Kooros, Sima and Masoud Ladjevardian, Behrooz Ramesh, Sabiha and Omar Rehmatulla, Aziz Shaibani, and Monsour Taghdisi
Object number2009.1143
Not on view

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Provenance[Sotheby’s, London, Sale L09723, October 7, 2009, lot 69]; purchased by MFAH, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Artist signature in the corner of the pond at the base of the painting.

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