Nasser al-Din, Shah of Persia, in military uniform, with an elaborate fez
The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, photographers to the Royal Family, London
Category
Photographs
Date
1865 - 1875
Materials
Card
Measurements
card size 103 x 63 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1519441
Summary
A monochrome albumen print in carte de visite format, depicting a quarter length portrait from a painting/engraving of Nasser al-Din, Shah of Persia, in military uniform including an elaborate fez. The portrait is vignette and mounted on heavy white card with an inset gold border.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Marks and inscriptions
In the photograph, bottom centre: inscription in unknown Arabic script
Makers and roles
The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, photographers to the Royal Family, London, photographic studio
References
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain), National Portrait Gallery 1955-56 :, 1955