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Portrait of a youth

细节

Portrait of a youth
Signed by Mihr 'Ali
Persia, early nineteenth century

watercolour heightened with gold on paper, a youth in floral-patterned trousers, blue tunic tied with a turquoise sash and wearing a yellow scarf stands holding a china cup and vessel, signed in red "raqqam Mihr 'Ali", gold margins with blue, red and green rules, red floral border, leaf mounted on card, red outer rule, (negligible flaking, minor damage to mount edges)
miniature 8 x 4¾in. (20.6 x 12.1cm.)
leaf 10¼ x 6½in. (26 x 16.3cm.)

拍品专文

From the style of dress of the figure, and in particular the Zand style of trouser, this can be dated to the very beginning of the nineteenth century. which was at the start of the career of this artist. The style is very similar to that shown in the two secondary figures in his two large oil paintings in this sale, lots ??? and ???. It appears to be the only published figural watercolour by him.