Entrance of the Persian Ambassador at St. James

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Artist/Maker	Van Assen, (Benedict) Anthony (artist)
Place of origin	London (drawn)

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Entrance of the Persian Ambassador at St. James (popular title)
Materials and techniques	Ink and wash, over pencil Drawing
Brief description	Drawing, `Entrance of the Persian Ambassador at St. James', about 1809-1810, by (Benedict) Anthony van Assen
Physical description	Drawing
Dimensions	Height: 6.8cm Width: 11.1cm
Styles	British School Orientalism
Marks and inscriptions	Inscribed on mount with title and Von Asson.
Credit line	Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Object history	According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt Holder, April 1977, £12'.
Historical context	The Persian Ambassador, Mirza Abul Hassan Khan Shirazi (born 1776), came to London in 1809-10 and again in 1819. See C.W.Millard, 'A Diplomatic Portrait Lawrence's The Persian Ambassador', Apollo, February 1967, pp.115-121; J.Morier, The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan in England, 1828; D.Wright, The Persians Amongst the English, 1985; and Searight Archive. See also SP.222, SD.415, SP.286 and SP.478:1-50.
Subject depicted	Mirza Abul Hassan Khan
Places depicted	London St James's Palace
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	SD.1076

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Record created	April 14, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O152636/entrance-of-the-persian-ambassador-drawing-van-assen-benedict/

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