A portrait of Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar, signed by Hajj Mustafa, known as Mustafa Naqqash, Iran, 20th Century

oil on canvas, signed Hajj Mustafa lower left, on stretcher
149.5 x 99.5 cm.

The artist's full name was Hajj Mustafa Hashemi Tarzami Hashemi, and was known as Mustafa Naqqash (painter). He died in 2003.
It has also been suggested that the artist's signature may read: Mustafa Hamidi.

The painting is modelled partially on the portrait of Fath 'Ali Shah by Mirza Baba, dated 1798, in the British Museum, and partially on another, by Mihr 'Ali, dated 1813, in the Hermitage, St Petersburg.

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