Lot Essay
Prince Reza Khan Arfa' al-Dawla (ca. 1846-1937) was a poet and a diplomat who accompanied Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar (r.1848-96) on several of his diplomatic missions to Europe and Russia.
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QAJAR IRAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
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PORTRAIT OF PRINCE ARFA' AL-DAWLA ON HORSEBACK
QAJAR IRAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments on card mounted on board, the Prince depicted in military uniform on horseback with camels in the background and a small pavilion and mountains on the horizon to the right, corners cut, minor scratches to the surface
20 x 25¾in. (50.8 x 65.2cm.)
QAJAR IRAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments on card mounted on board, the Prince depicted in military uniform on horseback with camels in the background and a small pavilion and mountains on the horizon to the right, corners cut, minor scratches to the surface
20 x 25¾in. (50.8 x 65.2cm.)