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Mirza Abdul Hassan Khan

Print
01/09/1835 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, half-length, facing half left.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMirza Abdul Hassan Khan (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, half-length portrait of Mirza Abdul Hassan Khan. Mezzotint by John Lucas after Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1835.
Physical description
Portrait, half-length, facing half left.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.3cm
  • Width: 21.9cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Mirza Abu Taleb Khan Sir Thos. Lawrence P.R.A. John Lucas. London Published Septr. 1 1835 by Hodgson Boys & Graves Printsellers to the King 6 Pall Mall.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Historical context
Mirza Abdul Hassan Khan was the Persian ambassador to England.
Production
The original portrait was painted in 1810.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.438-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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