Posted on: 10 September 2011

Shere Ali Akbar, Amir of Afghanistan (1825-79)
c.1865

Watercolour over a photograph on ivory laid on card, with recent backing card adhered to the whole.
Oval: 6.5 x 5.2 cm

First recorded in the Royal Collection during the reign of Queen Victoria.

Source : Royal Collection


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