Portrait of Farrukh Khan Amin al-Dawla Kashi

Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk Iranian

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This small pencil drawing is a portrait of Farrukh Khan Amin al-Dawla (1812–71), a reform-minded high-ranking Qajar official from Kashan under Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar (the fourth ruler of the Qajar dynasty, 1848–96). 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.

Portrait of Farrukh Khan Amin al-Dawla Kashi, Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk (Iranian, 1814–66), Graphite on paper

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Portrait of Farrukh Khan Amin al-Dawla Kashi, Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk (Iranian, 1814–66), Graphite on paper
Portrait of Farrukh Khan Amin al-Dawla Kashi, Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk (Iranian, 1814–66), Graphite on paper

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