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Object

Pair of Book Covers  wikidata:Q107761507 reasonator:Q107761507
Artist
Presumably Sayyid Mirza   wikidata:Q98400410
 
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Title
Pair of Book Covers
label QS:Len,"Pair of Book Covers"
Object type painting / book cover Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Pair of Book Covers

LAQ 20 Iran

circa 1835

papier mâché boards, painted and varnished; each cover has been split, and the two faces mounted separately in scarlet paper frames

16.2 x 26.2cm (paintings); 23 x 32.7cm (overall, with paper mounts)

Both outer covers show Fath ‘Ali Shah seated on the Sun Throne. In one scene the throne stands between two pillars with spiral decoration, and the Shah is attended by princes, ministers and pages; in the other the Shah is attended by ministers and a young page, and there is an open terrace behind him.
Depicted people Fath-Ali Shah Qajar Edit this at Wikidata
Date circa  Edit this at Wikidata
Medium papier-mâché Edit this at Wikidata
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Iran Edit this at Wikidata
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-pair-of-book-covers-laq20/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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English: Painting of Fath ‘Ali Shah from a book cover Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
Date
Source https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-pair-of-book-covers-laq20/
Author Khalili Collections

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Painting of Fath ‘Ali Shah from a book cover

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