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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.143
People
Painting by Abu'l Hasan Naqqash Bashi, Persian
Title
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
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
1859
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/193808

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
26.8 x 18 cm (10 9/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Signed by Abu al-Hasan Naqqashbashi

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.143
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Marianna Shreve Simpson, Arab and Persian Painting in the Fogg Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1980), p. 118, no. 122

Exhibition History

  • Portraiture in Iran and India, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 12/09/1983 - 02/01/1984
  • Saints, Shrines and Pilgrimages, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/06/1991 - 06/09/1991

Verification Level

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