Portrait of Mirza Hashem Amin Khalvat
Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk Iranian
Not on view
This small pencil drawing is a portrait of Mirza Hashem Khan Amin Khalvat (Trustee of the Shah’s Private Household, d. 1877), who became the Governor of Kashan and later Isfahan. Painted by the renowned court painter, Abu’l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Saniʿ al-Mulk, it represents a glimpse into the artist’s practice, as it may have been a preparatory drawing for a painting. It shows the artist’s deft hand at producing sensitively rendered portraits of extraordinary immediacy that reflect an interest in photography and European conventions of portrait painting.
Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. Scroll left to view more.
