The Masters

British Museum

October 12, 2026 · 1 min read

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WorksShah Sulayman; single-page painting mounted on album folio (series; Effigies regum et satrapum persiae)Shah 'Abbas II; single-page painting mounted on album folio (series; Effigies regum et satrapum persiae)Portrait of Hajji Mirza Aghasi seated in a chair, Qajar Iran, circa 1840Portrait of Ḥakím Shifá'í, Isfahan, Safavid…

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Works by British Museum

Shah Sulayman; single-page painting mounted on album folio (series; Effigies regum et satrapum persiae)

Shah 'Abbas II; single-page painting mounted on album folio (series; Effigies regum et satrapum persiae)

Portrait of Hajji Mirza Aghasi seated in a chair, Qajar Iran, circa 1840

Portrait of Ḥakím Shifá'í, Isfahan, Safavid Iran, 1630-1640

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