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This engraving was published by Petrelle after the painting of 1805 given to Napoleon by the Persian ambassador to France which is now in the Louvre.
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Fath'ali Shah
France, 1810
monochrome engraving on paper, after a Qajar original, showing the Shah seated in a jewelled throne wearing ornate headdress, mounted, framed and glazed, by L.C. Ruotte, 1810 - 34 x 26cm.
France, 1810
monochrome engraving on paper, after a Qajar original, showing the Shah seated in a jewelled throne wearing ornate headdress, mounted, framed and glazed, by L.C. Ruotte, 1810 - 34 x 26cm.
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