Eugène Flandin; Isfahan during the Qajar Dynasty, Eugène Flandin

Eugène flandin french 1809 - 1876 isfahan during the qajar dynasty signed eugène / flandin lower right watercolour and bodycolour heightened with white on card unframed: 31. 2 by 24. 6cm. , 12¼ by 9¾in. Framed: 52 by 43cm. , 20½ by 17in. This view depicts prominent religious leader aga najafi’s (1846-1914) home in isfahan, during the time of nasser ud-din shah, the fourth shah of qajar iran. The masjed-e shah mosque can be seen in the background, built during the safavid dynasty by order of shah abbas i of persia. Date: 19th century.