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Portrait of Shah Suleiman, Ruler of Isfahan
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Shah Suleiman (1666–1694) depicted to the waist, turned half to the right, with a sword in his right hand and his left hand resting on a dagger tucked into his belt. Leaf 47 in the 'Witsen Album', containing 49 Indian miniatures of rulers. A piece of paper with the name in Persian is pasted above the portrait. Below the portrait, a piece of paper bears the name of Shah Abbas II in Portuguese, though the portrait depicts Shah Suleiman.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortret van de Shah Suleiman, de heerser van Isfahan. c. 1686. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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