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TWO ILLUSTRATIONS INSPIRED BY THE CHEHEL SUTUN MURALS: THE BATTLE OF CHALDIRAN AND SHAH ABBAS RECEIVING NADIR MUHAMMAD KHAN

QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY

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TWO ILLUSTRATIONS INSPIRED BY THE CHEHEL SUTUN MURALS: THE BATTLE OF CHALDIRAN AND SHAH ABBAS RECEIVING NADIR MUHAMMAD KHAN
QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments on paper, each scene inspired form the frescoes of the Chehel Sutun, the first with the two rulers with their retinue entertained by musicians and dancers ; the second showing the Persian army routing the Ottoman forces, laid on card
Each 6 x 9in. (15.2 x 22.8cm.)

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Lot Essay

Chehel Sutun is a large pavilion built by Shah ‘Abbas II (r. 1642-1666) in Isfahan as a leisure place. It was decorated with large frescos depicting marking historical events of Safavid dynasty such as Shah Isma’il defeating the Uzbeks, the Battle of Chaldiran against the Ottomans or Shah Tahmasp receiving the Mughal prince Humayun.

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