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Abolhassan Mostofi Ghaffari  (–1791)  wikidata:Q5942796
 
Alternative names
Abol Hassan Mostofi Ghaffari; Abul Hasan Ghaffari
Description Persian historian and painter
Date of birth/death 1791 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Kashan
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artist QS:P170,Q5942796
by Layla Diba, but it is contested
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English: Abbas II of Persia and the Mughal ambassador. Attribution contested, Iran, 17 or 18th century. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, pasted on blue cardboard. Aga Khan Museum AKM 00153
العربية: الشاه عبَّاس بن صفيّ الصفوي، سابع شواهين الدولة الصفويَّة يقبع في وسط الرسم، وإلى اليمين سفارة مغوليَّة هنديَّة
Русский: Шах Аббас II принимает послов Империи Великих Моголов
Date 18th century
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
institution QS:P195,Q4690937
Accession number
AKM 00153
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http://www.akdn.org/museum/detail.asp?artifactid=1640

http://www.artarena.force9.co.uk/zandqajar.htm

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