Thursday, November 14, 2013

Portrait of Mirza Abu'l Hassan Khan

Painting
oil on canvas
size: 56¾ x 45¼ in. (144.2 x 137.8 cm.)
Artist: Sir William Beechey, R.A. (1753-1839)
Sold at Christie's auction
Source: [1]

Portrait of Mirza Abu'l Hassan Khan, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of King George III, kneeling in a red cloak with a blue lining, and a white and red embroidered floral turban, holding a Koran in his right hand.