Folio 55 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Three sheets: portrait bust of a Qajar courtier; sketches of figures (recto); Woman in European dress with attendants (verso)
19th century
Dimensions
Folio: 32.5 x 22 cm Recto: sheet at top: 8.4 x 5.5 cm; sheet at middle: 11.1 x 11.1 cm; sheet at bottom: 6 x 9.5 cm Verso: sheet: 14.7 x 10.1 cm
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