Presumed portrait of Shah Tahmasp, Iran qâjâr, 19th century Gouache and gold on paper depicting the sovereign kneeling in front of a window with a vase and ewer on the sill. He is dressed in a mauve robe decorated with golden boteh, wearing a turban with four aigrettes, holding a small cup in his right hand, his left hand clasped on the hilt of his shamshir saber. In front of him are a basket of fruit and some crockery. Mounted as an album page on cardstock with an orange border. Painting size: 19 x 12.5 cm; page size: 26 x 19.2 cm Polychromatic wear and tear. With its kneeling position in front of a window, this portrait is reminiscent of the Safavid ruler depicted on the walls of the Chehel Sotoun in the Royal Palace in Isfahan, executed in the mid-17th century.