Iran Collection (#4)

Safavid garden palace of Hasht Behesht (the Eight Paradises), Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Wild flowers near Shiraz, Iran, Middle East

Mount Demavand (Mount Demavend), Iran, Middle East

Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iran, Middle East

1818, Pinkerton Map of Persia, Iran, Afghanistan, John Pinkerton, 1758 - 1826, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, UK

[RAYY, Tower of Toghrul, 1139. ], 1840s-60s. Creator: Possibly by Luigi Pesce
[RAYY, Tower of Toghrul, 1139.], 1840s-60s

Triumph of Shapur I over the Roman emperor Valerian (241-272), Sassanid relief, Naqsh-e Rostam, necropolis, Fars Province, Iran

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St Joseph, Seyyed Mirza (oil on canvas)
8620111 St Joseph, Seyyed Mirza (oil on canvas) by Qajar School; Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: St Joseph, Seyyed Mirza, oil on canvas, Qajar period)

A Qajar prince, possibly by Mohammad Sadgeh (oil on canvas)
8620104 A Qajar prince, possibly by Mohammad Sadgeh (oil on canvas) by Qajar School; Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: A Qajar prince)

Portrait of Fath Ali shah, unknown artist (oil on canvas)
8620102 Portrait of Fath Ali shah, unknown artist (oil on canvas) by Qajar School; Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: Portrait of Fath Ali shah, unknown artist)

George IV's persian horses, Henry B Chalon (oil on canvas)
8620095 George IV's persian horses, Henry B Chalon (oil on canvas) by Chalon, Henry Bernard (1770-1849); Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran

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A prince fighting with a dragon, Mohammad Sadegh (oil on canvas)
8620114 A prince fighting with a dragon, Mohammad Sadegh (oil on canvas) by Iranian School; Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: A prince fighting with a dragon)

The crowning of Mohammad Shah Gurkani by Nader Shah, Abolhassan (oil on canvas)
8620110 The crowning of Mohammad Shah Gurkani by Nader Shah, Abolhassan (oil on canvas) by Iranian School; Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran

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A man in persian costume, unknown artist, Safavid period (oil on canvas)
8620117 A man in persian costume, unknown artist, Safavid period (oil on canvas) by Iranian School; Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: A man in persian costume)

Hormizd IV of Sasan (oil on canvas)
8620112 Hormizd IV of Sasan (oil on canvas) by Baba, Mirza (fl.1780-1830); Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: Hormoz IV of Sasani, Mirza Baba, oil on canvas)

A Qajar prince, possibly Bahram Mirza, Abolhassan (oil on canvas)
8620109 A Qajar prince, possibly Bahram Mirza, Abolhassan (oil on canvas) by Qajar School; Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: A Qajar prince)

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Gohar Taj Bani Abbasi, Mehr Ali Isfahani, fine arts museum
8620115 Gohar Taj Bani Abbasi, Mehr Ali Isfahani, fine arts museum by Iranian School; Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: Gohar Taj Bani Abbasi)

A young woman, by a follower of Mohammad Hassan, unknown artist (oil on canvas)
8620108 A young woman, by a follower of Mohammad Hassan, unknown artist (oil on canvas) by Qajar School; Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: A young woman)

A Zand prince, unknown artist (oil on canvas)
8620113 A Zand prince, unknown artist (oil on canvas) by Iranian School; Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: A Zand prince, unknown artist, oil on canvas)

Dancing woman, unknown artist (oil on canvas)
8620105 Dancing woman, unknown artist (oil on canvas) by Qajar School; Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: Dancing woman, unknown artist, oil on canvas)

A young woman, unknown artist (oil on canvas)
8620103 A young woman, unknown artist (oil on canvas) by Qajar School; Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: A young woman, unknown artist, oil on canvas)

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Manichaean Priests, Manichaean miniature with text in Uigur (vellum)
CHT207405 Manichaean Priests, Manichaean miniature with text in Uigur (vellum) by Turkestan School; Ruins of Idikut-Shahri, Turfan

Persian police, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Persian police, 1918.

Palace attendants (runners), Persia, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Palace attendants (runners), Persia, 1918.

Persian troops - camel artillery, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Persian troops - camel artillery, 1918.

Persia - Mohmammedan priests, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Persia - Mohmammedan priests, between c1910 and c1915.

Shah of Persia arriving in Ourmiah, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Shah of Persia arriving in Ourmiah, 1911. Shows visit of Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1930), to Urmia, Iran.

"Esther's Banquet", by E. Armitage, from the Liverpool Exhibition of Fine Arts, 1865. Creator: Unknown
"Esther's Banquet", by E. Armitage, from the Liverpool Exhibition of Fine Arts, 1865. Engraving of a painting

Iranian woman with French dress
Zahraabedi

Archaeological digs of Ancient Persian ruins, Iran (engraving)
8631651 Archaeological digs of Ancient Persian ruins, Iran (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archaeological digs of Ancient Persian ruins, Iran)

Love in Twenty-four Languages (colour litho)
8656920 Love in Twenty-four Languages (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love in Twenty-four Languages)

Golfspiel / Golf Game (colour litho)
8666149 Golfspiel / Golf Game (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Golfspiel)

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Map showing the Timurid Empire (print)
7420052 Map showing the Timurid Empire (print); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured)
7342606 Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured) by Temple, R

Plans of Ports, Dalrymple, Alexander published in 1791. A plane chart of the Gulf of Persia, by Lieut
7340868 Plans of Ports, Dalrymple, Alexander published in 1791. A plane chart of the Gulf of Persia, by Lieut. John Cant 1773, 1791 (print) by Dalrymple

Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured)
7342607 Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured) by Temple, R

Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured)
7342604 Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured) by Temple, R

Persian limestone bull's head
5305180 Persian limestone bull's head.; (add.info.: Persian limestone bull's head from the Achaemenian Period. Dated 5th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Groom with a Horse, Sadiqi Beg Afshar, 1603-4 (watercolour, gouache, white colour, ink on paper)
FIA5634322 A Groom with a Horse, Sadiqi Beg Afshar, 1603-4 (watercolour, gouache, white colour, ink on paper); State Hermitage Museum, St

King Darius III of Persia
6266323 King Darius III of Persia; (add.info.: King Darius III of Persia, c. 380 -330 BC. Last king of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

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