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Men In Turbans, Safavid Empire, Iranian History, Historical Nonfiction, Shah Abbas, Persian Painting, Iran Culture, Charles I, East India Company

One of the oldest oil paintings in the British Library’s collections is a massive portrait of Naqd ʻAli Beg. It was commissioned by the English East India Company in 1626 and painted by Richard Greenbury (fl.1616-1651). In that year, Naqd ʻAli Beg came to London as the envoy of Shah...

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