Praise for God, calligraphic composition

Folio 13 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Two sheets of workmen: clothes-presser and tinsmith (recto); Blank page (verso)

Left: brown ink over graphite on off-white modern laid paper; pricked and pounced with red chalk; Right: brown ink over graphite on off-white modern laid paper; pricked and pounced with red chalk (recto)

Folio 48 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Bird and flower design (recto); Blank page (verso)

Black counterproof with red and blue inks on off-white modern laid paper

Praise for God, calligraphic composition

Unknown Artist, 1884

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Folio 44 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Three sheets: European family gathered around a table; bearded man in semi-classical garb; three graces (recto); Blank page (verso)

Top: black counterproof on off-white wove paper; Middle: graphite on off-white modern laid paper; Bottom: black counterproof on off-white wove paper

Nuts and Flowers, folio from an album

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Folio 8 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Dancer (recto); Standing youth with waterpipe (verso)

Graphite on off-white wove paper; pricked and pounced with black chalk, verso rubbed with red chalk (recto); Red ink with touches of graphite on off-white modern laid paper; pricked (verso)

Verses about Love, folio from an album, left-hand side of a bifolio

Unknown Artist, 18th-19th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

18th-19th centuryPersian

Folio 52 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: King on horseback embraced by angel (recto); Bust portrait of a young woman, probably Pourandokht, with tiara and headscarves (verso)

Watercolor, black chalk and blue colored pencil on off-white wove paper; pricked (recto); Watercolor, silver and gold over graphite on off-white modern laid paper (verso)

Verses in Praise of Sultan Hasan `Ali Shah and Verses by Hafiz, folio from an album

Muhammad Ibrahim, 18th-19th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

18th-19th centuryPersian

Folio 38 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Three sheets with sketches of people, and sun and lion motifs (recto); Blank page (verso)

Top: red ink on off-white laid paper; Middle: red ink and graphite on off-white wove paper; Bottom: colored inks, graphite and watercolor on off-white wove paper; partially pricked

Sayings of `Ali Regarding Eloquence and Proper Speech, folio from an album

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Folio 15 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Two drawings of workmen: tailor and man with washboard (recto); Blank page (verso)

Left: brown ink over graphite on off-white modern laid paper; pricked and verso pounced or rubbed with red chalk; Right: brown ink over graphite on off-white modern laid paper; pricked and verso pounced or rubbed with red chalk (recto)