Portrait of Farrukh Khan Amin al-Dawla Kashi
Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk
mid-19th century
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
H. 6 in. (15.2 cm) W. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, 2017 NoRuz at The Met Benefit, 2018
Accession Number
2018.412
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
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About the Artist
Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk · 1814–1866
**Mirza Abu'l-Hasan Khan Ghaffari Kashani (1814–1866), better known as Sani' al-Mulk, was a leading Iranian painter, miniaturist, lacquer artist, and book illustrator of the Qajar era.** Born in Kashan to a family with a long artistic lineage—he was the son of Mīrzā Moḥammad Ḡaffārī and great-nephew of the earlier painter Abu'l-Hasan Mostawfi Ghaffari—he became one of eleven notable painters in hi...