Ahmad Shah Qajar and his Cabinet

Object Details

• Artist

  Assad-Allah al-Husayni Naqqash-bashi (Iran, active early 20th century)

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Prince and the Shah: Royal Portraits from Qajar Iran (February 24 to August 5, 2018)

• Origin

  Iran

• Credit Line

  Gift of the Farough and Jean Farman-Farmaian Family: Lehla Farman-Farmaian Dowlatshahi, Susan Farman-Farmaian Gharib, Valli Farman-Farmaian, and Marjan Farman-Farmaian Hosseinpour

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1910s

• Name

  al-Husayni Naqqash-bashi, Assad-Allah

• Topic

  Art, Kings, queens, rulers, etc., Qajar period (1779 - 1925), Arts of the Islamic World, Portraits, Minister

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Object Type

  Paintings