ArtistPossibly
Mohammed EsfahaniPersian, active mid-19th century
CulturePersian
Titles
- Portrait of Nâsir-od-din Shah (r. 1848–1896)
DateAH 1272 / AD 1856
MediumInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (36.8 × 21 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nasrin and Abolala Soudavar
Object number2014.1122
Not on view
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
Exhibition History"Transforming Traditions: The Arts of 19th Century Iran." The Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, September 22, 2018-February 10, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed, "the lowly slave, Mohammad"
(bandeh-ye khaksar, Mohammad)
(bandeh-ye khaksar, Mohammad)
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