Folio 57 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Muhammad Shah Qajar, seated on a chair (recto); Crown imperial (fritillaria imperialis) (verso)

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Ink on paper

Brown ink and gold ruling lines on off-white wove paper (recto); Note: drawing mounted overall with colored paper borders (recto); Graphite on off-white wove paper; pricked (verso)

Watercolor on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Brown counterproof on off-white wove paper; blind embossing on verso (recto); Top: red and brown inks over graphite on off-white wove paper (verso); Bottom: red ink over graphite, watercolor on off-white wove paper (verso)

Red-brown ink over graphite on off-white modern laid paper; pricked and rubbed with red chalk

Left: red ink on off-white modern laid paper; pricked and rubbed with red chalk; Middle: brown ink on off-white wove paper; Middle verso: brown ink and watercolor, Right: red and blue-black inks on off-white modern laid paper; pricked and rubbed with red chalk (recto)

Ink and watercolor on paper