Yusuf on the throne with servants and officials

Iranian (Qajar Dynasty)

Oil on canvas

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    Country: Iran
    City: Tehran
    Place: British Embassy
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    Artist
    Iranian (Qajar Dynasty)
    Title
    Yusuf on the throne with servants and officials
    Date
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 122 cm, width: 72 cm
    Acquisition
    Acquired by British Embassy, Tehran
    Inscription
    Inscription on the top right-hand corner. Couplet from a ghazal of Hafiz, translated by Avery as: ‘Bravo, O Egypt’s Joseph, kept busy by the cares of a ruler. Ask of the father where in the end a son’s love went’ The Collected Lyrics of Hafiz of Shiraz, translated by Peter Avery, London, 2007, p. 520.
    Provenance
    British Embassy, Tehran
    GAC number
    18752