Portrait of Mirza 'Ali Asghar Khan (Amin al-Mulk, Amin al-Sultan, Atabeg-i Azam) ca. 1880 Isma'il Jalayir This fine portrait, signed by the distinctive artist Isma‘il Jalayir, depicts Mirza ‘Ali Asghar Khan, the most powerful minister in the government of Nasir al-Din Shah of Iran (r. 1848–1896). One of the most intriguing artists of the nineteenth century, Jalayir was trained and taught at the Dar al-Funun, Iran’s first modern institution of higher learning. Although Jalayir rarely dated his paintings, this work contains a partially legible date that suggests it was painted in 1299
Portrait of Mirza 'Ali Asghar Khan (Amin al-Mulk, Amin al-Sultan, Atabeg-i Azam) ca. 1880 Isma'il Jalayir This fine portrait, signed by the distinctive artist Isma‘il Jalayir, depicts Mirza ‘Ali Asghar Khan, the most powerful minister in the government of Nasir al-Din Shah of Iran (r. 1848–1896). One of the most intriguing artists of the nineteenth century, Jalayir was trained and taught at the Dar al-Funun, Iran’s first modern institution of higher learning. Although Jalayir rarely dated his paintings, this work contains a partially legible date that suggests it was painted in 1299 The artist’s work is characterized by the inclusion of myriad details that accentuate the grandeur, glory, and opulence of the court and its dialogue with European conventions of Portrait of Mirza 'Ali Asghar Khan (Amin al-Mulk, Amin al-Sultan, Atabeg-i Azam). Isma'il Jalayir (Iranian, active ca. 1858–81). ca. 1880. Opaque watercolor on paper. Made in Iran. Codices
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