Persian Collection (page 19)

Mr. Churchill is greeted by the Shah of Persia, 1943. The Shah of Iran saluting Winston Churchill on the occasion of Churchills 69th birthday at the close of the Tripartite Conference of Tehran

Polo in Persia in the 10th century (1938). The white horse has been dyed with red henna. Found in the collection of the British Museum

Mares and foals, Persia, 10th century (1938). Found in the collection of the British Museum. A print from Thoroughbred Racing Stock, by Lady Wentworth, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1938

Rustem slaying the White Genius. In Persian mythology Rostam, Rustem or Rustam is the hero of the epic Shahnameh. He is the son of Zal and Rudaba

Persian Bottle, (c. 13th century), 1937
Persian Bottle, c. 13th century. From The Connoisseur, 1937

The Taq-i Kisra from the air, Ctesiphon, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
The Taq-i Kisra from the air, Ctesiphon, Iraq, 1925. Ctesiphon was the capital of the Sassanid Persian Empire. This great arch was the main portico of the audience hall of the imperial palace

The Taq-i Kisra from the air, Ctesiphon, Iraq, 1926
Ctesiphon was the capital of the Sassanid Persian Empire. This great arch was the main portico of the audience hall of the imperial palace

The Taq-i Kisra, Ctesiphon, Iraq, c1930s. Ctesiphon was the capital of the Sassanid Persian Empire. This great arch was the main portico of the audience hall of the imperial palace

The Muharram Festival, Persia. The Mourning of Muharram is practised by Shia Muslims in the first month of their year. It commemorates the death of Imam Husayn ibn Ali

Babur superintending in the Garden of Fidelity, 1508 (1956). Babur (1483-1530) was the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India. Illustration from Memoirs of Babur

The Tower of Meimandan, Persia (Iran), 1895. On the route from Damghan to Meshed. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI

A noble Persian lady, 1895. Artist: Henri Thiriat
A noble Persian lady, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Persian men, 1895. Artist: Charles Barbant
Persian men, 1895. Featured are a noblemen, a Dervish and a mendicant. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Tajiks of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Embossed binding of Jamis Khansa, Five Poems, 1931. From Apollo magazine (London, 1931)

Gold and silver brocade from Isfahan, Iran, early 17th century, (1931). Illustration from Apollo, A Journal of the Arts, (London 1931)

Wall panel in the mosque of Sheikh Lutfullah, Isfahan, Iran, 1931. Artist: Harold E Hare
Wall panel in the mosque of Sheikh Lutfullah, Isfahan, Iran, 1931. From Apollo magazine, volume XIII, no 76, April 1931

The Shah of Persia and his children, c1890. Artist: Gillot
The Shah of Persia and his children, c1890. From En Perse, Types, Costumes and Moeurs, by L Boulanger (Paris, c1890)

Dervishes and martyrs, Tehran, c1890. Artist: Gillot
Dervishes and martyrs, Tehran, c1890. Illustration from En Perse, Types, Costumes and Moeurs, a work on Persian people and culture by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Khosrau II of Persia with cross and dove, on his mechanical throne. After the Gotha MS of the Saxon Chronicle

The Taq-i Kisra, Ctesiphon, Iraq, 19th century. Ctesiphon was the capital of the Sassanid Persian Empire. This great arch was the main portico of the audience hall of the imperial palace

Persian woman in traditional costume, c1890. Artist: Gillot
Persian woman in traditional costume, c1890. Illustration from En Perse, Types, Costumes and Moeurs, (a work on the people, costume and customs of Persia), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Persian woman smoking in Kalgan, c1890. Illustration from En Perse, Types, Costumes and Moeurs, (a work on the people, costume and customs of Persia), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Persian woman in a harem, c1890. Artist: Gillot
Persian woman in a harem, c1890. Illustration from En Perse, Types, Costumes and Moeurs, (a work on the people, costume and customs of Persia), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Spice seller, Royal Palace, Tehran, c1890. Illustration from En Perse, Types, Costumes and Moeurs, (a work on the people, costume and customs of Persia), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Gate of the palace of the Shah, Tehran, c1890. Artist: Gillot
Gate of the palace of the Shah, Tehran, c1890. Illustration from En Perse, Types, Costumes and Moeurs, (a work on the people, costume and customs of Persia), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Persian pilgrim, Baghdad, Iraq, 1917-1919

Persian woman, 1917-1919

Persian pilgrims outside Kazimain mosque, Iraq, 1917-1919

Persian donkey transport, Baghdad, Iraq, 1917-1919

Omar Khayyam, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Omar Khayyam, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Persian carpet, c1550, (1926). Detail of a 16th-century Persian hunting carpet. Illustration from the Apollo, Volume IV, No 23, (November 1926)

Valerian at the feet of Sapor, Royal Tombs at Naksh-I-Rustem, Persepolis, Iran, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII

Tehran, Iran, 1895. As seen along the Kasoni Route. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Bandar-e Abbas, Iran, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

The ruined fortress of Veramin, Persia (Iran), 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
The ruined fortress of Veramin, Persia (Iran), 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

A ruined 14th century mosque, Hamadan, Iran, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

The Bridge of Dezful, Iran, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
The Bridge of Dezful, Iran, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

The Shah of Persia, 19th century. Artist: Faustin
The Shah of Persia, 19th century

The Companion of the Persian Ambassador, 1819. Artist:s Thomson
The Companion of the Persian Ambassador, 1819

Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand Christians on Mt Ararat, 1495-1497, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand Christians on Mt Ararat, 1495-1497, (1936). A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

A Persian Prince, his slave bringing him sherbet, 19th century. Artist: H Robinson
A Persian Prince, his slave bringing him sherbet, 19th century. Our word sherbet comes from the Arabic for to drink. Hand-coloured later

Persians, 1808. Artist: F Leopold
Persians, 1808

The ruins of Sardis, Lydia, Turkey, c1890. Lydia became the western capital of the Persian Empire after the overthrow in 546 BC of King Croesus by Cyrus the Great of Persia

Asiatic Races, 1800-1900. Artist: G Mutzel
Asiatic Races, 19th century. Yukagir (from the Kolyma), Ostiak woman, Kalmuk (Mongol), Rajput, Kirghiz (Turkish stock), Tungus woman, Yakut woman, Tibetan (of Bhutia), Chinese lady, Chinaman

Caucasian Race, Kurds and Persians, 1873. Artist: A Portier
Caucasian Race, Kurds and Persians, 1873. The Kurds are an ethnolinguistic group inhabiting parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey (a contiguous region commonly referred to as Kurdistan)

Darius the Great Opening the Tomb of Nitocris, 17th century. Artist: Eustache Le Sueur
Darius the Great Opening the Tomb of Nitocris, 17th century. The third king of the Achaemenid dynasty, Darius I (550-486 BC) ruled the Persian Empire from 522 BC until his death

Gilded silver jug with dancing girls, Sasanian, 5th or 6th century. The Sasanian (Sassanid) Empire was the last pre-Islamic empire to rule Persia

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