Painting of a Young Beauty

Painted by Muhammad Sadiq Iranian
 Illuminator 'Ali Akbar Iranian

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This watercolor of a young beauty is signed by the eighteenth-century Iranian painter Muhammad Sadiq, who is primarily known for his oil paintings on canvas and his paintings on lacquer. This work, painted on cloth, is stylistically typical of the artist’s portraits of young women—as seen in the round face, doelike eyes, and centrally parted hair. The equally attractive borders are painted in a Perso-Indian style with sprays of blossoming flowers and signed by 'Ali Akbar, A.H. 1152/A.D. 1739, a pupil of 'Ali Ashraf, an early eighteenth-century master of flower painting.

Painting of a Young Beauty, Painted by Muhammad Sadiq (Iranian, active 1740–90s), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth

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Painting of a Young Beauty, Painted by Muhammad Sadiq (Iranian, active 1740–90s), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth
Painting of a Young Beauty, Painted by Muhammad Sadiq (Iranian, active 1740–90s), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth

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