File:Fath Ali Shah in Jewelled Armour, 1814, signed by Mihr Ali, Tehran, Iran.jpg
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English: Fath Ali Shah in Jewelled Armour
1814 Signed by Mihr Ali, Tehran, Iran, Oil on canvas, 4 × 103 cm Art and History Trust, courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Washington D.C., LTS 1995. .1 This portrait of the second Qajar ruler, Fath Ali Shah (r. 1797–1/34), is signed by his court painter. The shah is depicted wearing a helmet, a coat of mail and defences for the lower arms, thighs and knees (these can be compared to cats 141, 144). In this case, however, Fath Ali Shah’s armour, and his other accoutrements, are studded with pearls and other jewels, to magnificent effect. The armour provided no defence against contemporary weapons, but it linked the shah to the warriors of the early days of Islam in the 7th century, and to the great Iranian heroes of even earlier times (p. 1/4). Layla Diba with Maryam Ekhtiar (eds), Royal Persian Paintings. The Qajar Epoch, 1785–1925 (Brooklyn, NY and London), 199/, no. 41 |
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| Source | John Curtis, Ina Sarikhani Sandmann, Tim Stanley. (2021). Epic Iran: 5000 years of culture. V&A Publishing. p. 266 |
| Author | Mihr Ali |
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