Folio 3 from an Album of Artists' Drawings from Qajar Iran: Medallion with portrait bust of a European woman, enclosed in symmetrical composition of scrollwork, birds, flowers, and butterflies (recto); Hunter with falcon, hound, and rifle (verso)
AlbumsPersian19th century

Folio 3 from an Album of Artists' Drawings from Qajar Iran: Medallion with portrait bust of a European woman, enclosed in symmetrical composition of scrollwork, birds, flowers, and butterflies (recto); Hunter with falcon, hound, and rifle (verso)

1775-1850

Classification
Albums
Medium
Black ink, watercolor, and graphite on beige wove paper, burnished (recto); Light brown ink on off-white wove paper; pricked (verso)
Culture
Persian
Period
Qajar period
Century
19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

Folio: 32.5 x 22 cm Recto: sheet: 19.3 x 10.8 cm Verso: sheet: 19.5 x 11.7 cm

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