Portrait of Mirza Hashem Amin Khalvat mid-19th century Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk This small pencil drawing is a portrait of Farrokh Khan Amin al-Dawla (1812–71), a reform-minded high-ranking Qajar official from Kashan under Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar (the fourth ruler of the Qajar dynasty, 1848–96). Painted by the renowned court painter, Abu’l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani? al-Mulk, it represents a glimpse into the artist’s practice, as it may have been a preparatory drawing for a painting. It shows the artist’s deft hand at producing sensitively rendered portraits of extraordi
Portrait of Mirza Hashem Amin Khalvat mid-19th century Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk This small pencil drawing is a portrait of Farrokh Khan Amin al-Dawla (1812–71), a reform-minded high-ranking Qajar official from Kashan under Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar (the fourth ruler of the Qajar dynasty, 1848–96). Painted by the renowned court painter, Abu’l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani? al-Mulk, it represents a glimpse into the artist’s practice, as it may have been a preparatory drawing for a painting. It shows the artist’s deft hand at producing sensitively rendered portraits of extraordinary immediacy that reflect an interest in photography and European conventions of portrait Portrait of Mirza Hashem Amin Khalvat. Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk (Iranian, 1814–66). mid-19th century. Graphite on paper. Made in Iran. Codices
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