Portrait of Five Seated Clerics, painting by Abu'l Hasan Naqqash Bashi, with Couplet in Praise of the Prophet's family, calligraphy by an unknown artist, folio from an album
AlbumsPersian19th century

Portrait of Five Seated Clerics, painting by Abu'l Hasan Naqqash Bashi, with Couplet in Praise of the Prophet's family, calligraphy by an unknown artist, folio from an album

1859

Artists

Abu'l Hasan Naqqash BashiArtist
Classification
Albums
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Culture
Persian
Century
19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

26.8 x 18 cm (10 9/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

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