Mizra Abdul Hassan Khan, The Persian Ambassador
Drawing
ca. 1819 (drawn)
ca. 1819 (drawn)
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| Place of origin |
Drawing.
Object details
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| Title | Mizra 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 | |
| Accession number | SD.415 |
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| Record created | January 22, 2008 |
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