Portrait of a Qajar Dignitary, Iran, 19th centuryWatercolour , gouache and ink on paper depicting a man standing with a bird on his right hand holding a walking stick, richly adorned with a headdress with a gold-plated aigrette and wearing a long coat with polychrome boteh motifs. Above, an epigraphic cartouche in black ink mentioning the proper name Sapahsalar and two hills in the background. 30 x 17.5 cmEpigraphic cartouche added later, folds, stains. Frame. Provenance: Collection of H. E. Claude Achille Clarac (1903-1999), Ambassador of France . A Portrait of a Qajar noble, Iran, 19th century