Naser al-Din Shah, Possibly by Luigi Pesce, ca. 1855–58

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Naser al-Din Shah, ca. 1855–58, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: x cm (7 11/16 x 5 5/16 in.), Photographs, Possibly by Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891), This photograph demonstrates what the medium brought to the art of portraiture-a certain personal and candid quality. Here, although Nasir al-Din Shah (r. 1848-96) appears in a costume he wears in more formal portraits, the pose and expression adopted in this photograph are more relaxed

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Size: 3795px × 5557px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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