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The Turkish Sultan
oil on canvas, probably Sultan Abd al-Majid, he rides a white horse across open ground towards a mosque or palace, troops in European-style uniforms stand in line on either side of him, polychrome floral border on dark ground with the Persian sun-face at either corner, framed, (slight wear, dent and tear to middle), probably Qajar Persia, late 19th century - 62.5 x 86cm.
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oil on canvas, probably Sultan Abd al-Majid, he rides a white horse across open ground towards a mosque or palace, troops in European-style uniforms stand in line on either side of him, polychrome floral border on dark ground with the Persian sun-face at either corner, framed, (slight wear, dent and tear to middle), probably Qajar Persia, late 19th century - 62.5 x 86cm.
See front cover illustration for detail