Folio 42 from an Album of Artists' Drawings from Qajar Iran: Virgin and Child with attendants (recto); Three sheets framed by colored paper borders: bust-length portrait of men and women (verso)
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Folio 42 from an Album of Artists' Drawings from Qajar Iran: Virgin and Child with attendants (recto); Three sheets framed by colored paper borders: bust-length portrait of men and women (verso)

1750-1850

Classification
Albums
Medium
Black counterproof on off-white laid paper (recto); Colored inks and watercolor over black chalk on three sheets of off-white wove paper, mounted together (verso)
Culture
Persian
Period
Qajar period
Century
18th-19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

Folio: 32.5 x 22 cm Recto: sheet: 15.7 x 10.7 cm Verso: yellow border: 13.5 x 10.5 cm; red border: 12.7 x 9.5 cm; blue border: 11.5 x 8.6 cm; center area: 10.5 x 7.2 cm

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