File:Painting, portrait of Nader Shah seated on a carpet, oil on canvas, probably Tehran, 1780s or 1790s (cropped).jpg
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DescriptionPainting, portrait of Nader Shah seated on a carpet, oil on canvas, probably Tehran, 1780s or 1790s (cropped).jpg |
Painting, portrait of Nadir Shah seated on a carpet, oil on canvas, probably Tehran, 1780s or 1790s This painting is a portrait of Nadir Shah Afshar, one of the most important figures in Iranian history of the last 300 years. Nadir Shah was a brilliant military commander of humble origins who rose through the ranks due to his talent. He was a key figure in the restoration of order in Iran after the Afghan invasion of his country in 1722. At first, he worked in the name of members of the previous dynasty, the Safavids. In 1736, however, he declared himself Shah, and he ruled with considerable success until his assassination in 1747. He established a large and effective army that had few rivals in Asia. With it he repulsed the Ottomans and Russians from Iranian territory and conducted a successful invasion of the Mughal empire in what is now Pakistan and northern India. He defeated the Mughal army in 1739 and seized the capital, Delhi. Among the loot he acquired was the Mughal emperor's jewels, which are still kept in the Central Bank of Iran in Tehran. This is one of only two portraits of Nadir Shah in oils that survive, but they both seem to date from the late 18th century, several decades after his death. The Shah is shown wearing weapons and other accoutrements (armbands, belt, hat band etc.) that are jewelled with precious stones understood to be from the Mughal treasure. The carpet on which he sits is also Mughal. Painting, oil pigments on canvas, portrait of Nadir Shah. Frame height: 179cm Frame width: 116.5cm Weight: 60kg (Rough estimate of weight framed and glazed) Frame depth: 7.5cm |
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Source | Victoria & Albert Museum, London (link:[1]) | ||||||
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Camera model | C-550 Lanovia |
Width | 1,797 px |
Height | 2,500 px |
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Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 120 dpc |
Vertical resolution | 120 dpc |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows) |
File change date and time | 15:48, 11 October 2014 |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:16, 1 September 2006 |
Date metadata was last modified | 23:48, 11 October 2014 |
Unique ID of original document | uuid:BDD6D2263B4D11DBA716D5E15B40E83D |
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IIM version | 2 |