A PORTRAIT OF A QAJAR NOBLEMAN
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
Qajar Iran, 19th century

Opaque pigments, ink, pencil and white wash on paper, the vertical portrait depicting a young nobleman of the Qajar courtly entourage knelt on a red floorspread with floral patterns, wearing a long dark blue jacket over red trousers, a black cape and a tall black Astrakhan fur kaj kolah headdress, mounted, glazed and framed, 34cm x 30cm including the frame.