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Portrait of Muhammad Shah Qajar and his Vizier Haj Mirza Aghasi

Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts | CC0 1.0

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Date

second quarter 19th Century

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/667859

Description

This imperial portrait shows Muhammad Shah, the third ruler of the Qajar dynasty (r. 1834–48), seated on a verandah in a traditional pose holding a jewel-studded sword as his trusted vizier reads him a letter. He wears a scarlet, European-style military uniform with pearl epaulettes and bejeweled armbands (bazubands) and a Qajar astrakhan hat with a plumed aigrette. Watercolor portraits of Muhammad Shah are rare; this painting combines traditional and Europeanizing stylistic elements and highlights the transitional spirit of court portraiture during his rule. Medium: ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper.

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CC0 1.0

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Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Location

Iran

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Portraits
Royalty

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People & Society

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