Portrait of Nasser Ed-Din Shah Qâjâr, Iran, early 20th century, after an original by Abo'l Hassan Ghaffari III (Yahya) Gouache on paper depicting the sovereign Nasser Ed-Din Shah Qâjâr in a three-quarter bust in a medallion with a sand-colored background framed by four blue-gray spandrels. He is wearing a black namadi kolah embellished with an aigrette, and a black European-style jacket with a gold-plated chain. Mounted as an album page on beige card stock with a black border. Dim. portrait: 14.8 x 11.2 cm; page: 28.7 x 19.1 cm Small crease in lower left corner, slight polychrome marks. This portrait was painted after a portrait of the fourth Shah of Iran (r. 1848 to 1896) by the painter Abo'l Hassan Ghaffari III (Yahya) son of Sani' al-Molk, sold at Christie's, London, April 11, 2000 (lot 109).