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Mizra Abdul Hassan Khan, The Persian Ambassador

Drawing
ca. 1819 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Gauci, Maxim (Massimo) (artist)
Place of origin
London (drawn)

Drawing.

Object details

Category
Paintings
Object type
Drawing
TitleMizra Abdul Hassan Khan, The Persian Ambassador (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolor over pencil
Brief description
Drawing, Mizra Abdul Hassan Khan, The Persian Ambassador, about 1819, possibly after Maxim [Massimo] Gauci
Physical description
Drawing.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43cm
  • Width: 28.5cm
Styles
Maltese School
Orientalism
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Historical context
For Mirza Abul Hassan Khan see Richard Dighton, SP.222. This may be a copy after the painting of Mirza Abul Hassan Khan that Gauci exhibited at the RA in 1820 (602). It seems to be based on his lithograph of 1819 (SP.286), although the head faces the other way and the positions of the hands have been altered. In addition, the column on the left suggests that the artist was familiar with Sir William Beechey's portrait of Mirza Abul Hassan Khan, 1810 (India Office Library, London). See Searight Archive.
Subject depicted
Mirza Abul Hassan Khan
Bibliographic reference
Searight, Rodney. The Middle East : watercolours and drawings by British and foreign artists and travellers, 1750-1900, from the collection of Rodney Searight, Esq. London, 1971
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
SD.415

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Record createdJanuary 22, 2008
Record URL
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