Details
King Abdullah(?) of Jordan, gouache on ivory, oval bust portrait showing the ruler in traditional headdress and brown coat with medals, Levant, signed by Mir Ruwan(?) and dated AH 1325/1907-8 AD, mounted on paper painted with polychrome floral and arabesque bands, a crown above, in khatamkari frame with inscription nasr min Allah wa fath qarib above, glazed, (negligible spotting to mount) - 10 x 8½in. (25.5 x 21.4cm.)
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Provenance
Presented to General Allan Cunningham.