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Miniature portrait of the Qajar ruler Fath Ali Shah
(بورتريه منمنمة للحاكم القاجاري فتح علي شاه)

Title	Miniature portrait of the Qajar ruler Fath Ali Shah
Title Original	بورتريه منمنمة للحاكم القاجاري فتح علي شاه
Publication Date:	The beginning of the nineteenth century
Publication Place	- Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	6.2 × 4.4 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	JLY 1231
Record ID	object;EPM;uk;Mus21;26;ar
Library Location	Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Date	The beginning of the nineteenth century
Notes	The miniature portrait of Fath Ali Shah is signed by Baqir, a multi-purpose enamel painter who produced high-quality works for the Qajar dynasty. He signed the miniature portrait as a slave, Ould Fayt Baqir, who emphasized his role as the royal workshop craftsman. In this miniature, Fath Ali Shah is depicted as a relatively young man with a short beard and connected eyebrows. He is richly dressed and wears many necklaces, bracelets and a long astrakhan hat decorated with ornaments, which were probably spoils from the Mughal kunwar in Delhi. To the left of the portrait there is a teardrop-shaped decorative element bearing the inscription: “Fath Ali Shah Qajar.”
Sample Text	"A miniature portrait of the Qajar ruler Fath Ali Shah" from Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus21;26;ar

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Miniature portrait of the Qajar ruler Fath Ali Shah

(بورتريه منمنمة للحاكم القاجاري فتح علي شاه)

Publication Date The beginning of the nineteenth century

Publication Place - Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 6.2 × 4.4 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID JLY 1231

Record ID object;EPM;uk;Mus21;26;ar

Library Location Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Date The beginning of the nineteenth century

Notes The miniature portrait of Fath Ali Shah is signed by Baqir, a multi-purpose enamel painter who produced high-quality works for the Qajar dynasty. He signed the miniature portrait as a slave, Ould Fayt Baqir, who emphasized his role as the royal workshop craftsman. In this miniature, Fath Ali Shah is depicted as a relatively young man with a short beard and connected eyebrows. He is richly dressed and wears many necklaces, bracelets and a long astrakhan hat decorated with ornaments, which were probably spoils from the Mughal kunwar in Delhi. To the left of the portrait there is a teardrop-shaped decorative element bearing the inscription: “Fath Ali Shah Qajar.”

Sample Text "A miniature portrait of the Qajar ruler Fath Ali Shah" from Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus21;26;ar