Portrait of an Emir
Arts of the Islamic World
On View: Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
MEDIUM
Oil on canvas
DATES
1855
DYNASTY
Qajar
PERIOD
Qajar Period
INSCRIPTIONS
Artist: بنده شاه جهان افراسیاب
Portrait:مرحوم امیرقاسم خان
ACCESSION NUMBER
73.145
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1973, provenance not yet documented; by 1973, acquired by Charles K. Wilkinson and Irma Bezold Wilkinson (Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson) of New York, NY; December 11, 1973, gift of Charles K. Wilkinson and Irma Bezold Wilkinson to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CAPTION
Portrait of an Emir, 1855. Oil on canvas, 62 3/4 x 41 3/4 x 2 in. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson, 73.145 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 73.145_SL1.jpg)
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