
Description
A FINELY DETAILED 19TH CENTURY PERSIAN PRINT DEPICTING A FORMAL ROYAL COURT SCENE, CENTERED ON A SEATED RULER ATTENDED BY COURTIERS, GUARDS, AND NOBLE FIGURES. THE COMPOSITION IS RICH IN NARRATIVE DETAIL, WITH CAREFULLY RENDERED COSTUMES, FACIAL FEATURES, AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS REFLECTING PERSIAN COURTLY TRADITIONS OF THE PERIOD.HIERARCHY AND CEREMONY ARE EMPHASIZED THROUGH SCALE AND PLACEMENT, WITH THE CENTRAL FIGURE ENTHRONED BENEATH A CANOPY AND SURROUNDED BY ATTENDANTS IN ANIMATED YET DISCIPLINED POSES. THE LINEAR GRAPHIC STYLE AND RESTRAINED PALETTE ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF 19TH CENTURY PERSIAN PRINTED IMAGERY INFLUENCED BY EARLIER MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION TRADITIONS.THE PRINT EXHIBITS AGE-RELATED WEAR CONSISTENT WITH ITS PERIOD, INCLUDING SURFACE TONING AND A VISIBLE TEAR TO THE SHEET, WHICH ATTEST TO ITS AUTHENTICITY AND HISTORICAL CHARACTER.A RARE AND EVOCATIVE WORK OFFERING INSIGHT INTO PERSIAN COURT LIFE AND VISUAL CULTURE OF THE 19TH CENTURY, WELL SUITED TO COLLECTORS OF MIDDLE EASTERN ART, HISTORICAL PRINTS, AND WORKS ON PAPER.
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19TH CENTURY PERSIAN HISTORICAL PRINT DEPICTING A ROYAL COURT SCENE
Estimate £200-£400
Current Price (1 bid)
£100
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