File:A Portrait of Prince Sultan husayn Mirza Jalal Al-Dawla, signed by Mubarak Ibn Mahmud Al-Qajar (Grandson of Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar), Persia, circa 1880.jpg

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English: A Portrait of Prince Sultan husayn Mirza Jalal Al-Dawla, signed by Mubarak Ibn Mahmud Al-Qajar (Grandson of Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar), Persia, circa 1880

Gouache 27 by 20cm.

Gouache heightened with gold on paper, the young prince standing in an interior with books and writing implements at his feet, a sheet of paper inscribed "dabiri be-khatt ast-o danesh be-hush agar 'aql dari darin hardo kush", a foliate medallion in the top left hand corner inscribed "shabih-e navab-e ashraf-e vala jalal al-dawla sarkar ruhi fadahu", a bow and arrow in his hands

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In the gold cartouche at upper left: shabih-e navab-e ashraf-e vala jalal al-dawla sarkar ruhi fadahu 'The portrait of the Highness, the Noble, the Eminent, Jalal al-Dawla, to whom my soul is devoted'

The artist's signature: raqam-i Mobarak ibn Mahmud al-Qajar 'drawn by Mobarak son of Mahmud of the Qajar family'

On the notebook on the floor, a couplet: dabiri be-khatt ast-o danesh be-hush agar 'aql dari darin hardo kush 'the secret of secretarial work is in excellent handwriting, and knowledge and understanding; were you wise you would labour in both'

Prince Sultan Husayn Mirza, born in 1868, was the eldest son of Prince Mas'ud Mirza Zill al-Sultan, the governor of Isfahan under Nasir al-Din Shah.
Date circa 1880
date QS:P,+1880-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/arts-of-the-islamic-world-l11220/lot.252.html
Author Sotheby's

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