A PORTRAIT OF NASIR AL-DIN SHAH QAJAR (R.1848-96), PERSIA, QAJAR, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

This portrait is an excellent example of the high quality illustrative techniques of the Qajar court in which the master painter Abu'l Hasan Ghaffari was active. A prolific artist who trained in Italy, Abu'l Hasan Ghaffari painted several portraits of Nasir al-Din Shah, including a close comparable to the present, sold in these rooms, 18 April 2007, lot 29. Although unsigned, this watercolour bears close similarities to his works and the court style of the time.