Abu Torab Ghaffari

Illustration of Abu Torab Ghaffari

Abu Torab Ghaffari (Persian: ابوتراب غفاری) was a 19th-century Iranian painter from the Ghaffari family of Kashan, who was active during the reign of the Qajar shah (king) Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896). He was the son of Mirza Bozorg Ghaffari, and brother of Kamal-ol-molk. He died in February or March 1890 due to opium poisoning.

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