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A Persian Passaggiata
Qajar Persia, circa 1840-50
oil on canvas, dressed in their best finery including the newest European fashions, a group of young foppish men and bejewelled women stroll in the countryside, a spaniel together with an infant reaching for an apple in the foreground, a tree, a lake and various buildings visible behind (slight distortion of canvas and flaking of paint, small tear, top restored, lined)
71½ x 28in. (182 x 71cm.)
Qajar Persia, circa 1840-50
oil on canvas, dressed in their best finery including the newest European fashions, a group of young foppish men and bejewelled women stroll in the countryside, a spaniel together with an infant reaching for an apple in the foreground, a tree, a lake and various buildings visible behind (slight distortion of canvas and flaking of paint, small tear, top restored, lined)
71½ x 28in. (182 x 71cm.)