拍品專文
The figures illustrated in this painting are, on the left, Shah Isma'il's sons Bahram Mirza (d.1550), Rustam Husyan Mirza of Qandahar (1569-1641, governor of Multan under Akbar), and Mirza Mukarram Khan (d. 1669). To the right of Shah Isma'il are Sultan Husayn Mirza (son of Bahram Mirza), Sultan Murad Mirza (titled 'Iltafat Khan' under Jahangir) and Rustam Mirza.
A similar portrait of Shah Isma'il I is published in E. Blochet, Musulman Painting, London, 1929, pl.CLXXVI. Another miniature in a closely related style was in the Kevorkian Collection, sold at Sotheby's, 7 December 1970, lot 124.
A similar portrait of Shah Isma'il I is published in E. Blochet, Musulman Painting, London, 1929, pl.CLXXVI. Another miniature in a closely related style was in the Kevorkian Collection, sold at Sotheby's, 7 December 1970, lot 124.