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Persian Collection (page 10)

Background imagePersian Collection: Persian King Darius II on horseback greeting

Persian King Darius II on horseback greeting Ambassador Tessalio in front of a kneeling Persian.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Background imagePersian Collection: Persian soldier with bowls, official with spear

Persian soldier with bowls, official with spear, man in long breeches, official and high priest.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Background imagePersian Collection: Median king and Persian king seated on a throne

Median king and Persian king seated on a throne and holding a scepter.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of

Background imagePersian Collection: Persian woman and captive king of the Gauls

Persian woman and captive king of the Gauls.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Background imagePersian Collection: Tomb at Persepolis shields of the Gauls, bonnet

Tomb at Persepolis shields of the Gauls, bonnet
Tomb at Persepolis. shields of the Gauls, bonnet of Persian king.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Background imagePersian Collection: Persian sculpture and staircase

Persian sculpture and staircase.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798

Background imagePersian Collection: Persian columns and capitals, inset of building

Persian columns and capitals, inset of building at Naxi-rustan.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Background imagePersian Collection: Persian buttercups and honeysuckles, Ranonculus

Persian buttercups and honeysuckles, Ranonculus asiaticus and Lonicera periclymenum.. Handcolored stipple engraving from Le Jardinier Fleuriste, Dedie aus Dames par un Amateur Chez Marcilly, Paris

Background imagePersian Collection: Persian ranunculus varieties: Columbus, Argo, and Hilda

Persian ranunculus varieties: Columbus, Argo, and Hilda.. Handcolored botanical drawn and lithographed by W.G. Smith from H.H. Dombrains Floral Magazine 1872. Worthington G

Background imagePersian Collection: IRAN. Persepolis. Apadana or Audience Hall of Darius

IRAN. Persepolis. Apadana or Audience Hall of Darius I. Cort觥 of Babylonians delivering to the king vases full of gold and silver. Decorations of the eastern side of the staircase

Background imagePersian Collection: Tomb of Artaxerxes II. ca. 358 BC. IRAN. FARS

Tomb of Artaxerxes II. ca. 358 BC. IRAN. FARS. Naqsh-e Rustam. Artaxerxes II tomb. Persian art. Achaemenid period

Background imagePersian Collection: Plate decorated with a warrior, 10th c. Glazed Terracotta

Plate decorated with a warrior, 10th c. Glazed Terracotta. Persian art. Ceramics. IRAN. Tehran. Irans National Museum. Foroughi collection

Background imagePersian Collection: IRAN. FARS. Naqsh-e Rustam. Necropolis with tombs

IRAN. FARS. Naqsh-e Rustam. Necropolis with tombs carved into the rock of the Achaemenid Persian kings Darius I, Xerxes I and Artaxerxes. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Architecture

Background imagePersian Collection: Head of Achaemenid Prince. 5th C. BC - 4th C. BC

Head of Achaemenid Prince. 5th C. BC - 4th C. BC. Lapis lazuli. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Sculpture. IRAN. Tehran. Archaeological Museum. Proc: IRAN. FARS. Persepolis

Background imagePersian Collection: San SebastiᮮFestival 2009. Bahman Ghobadi

San SebastiᮮFestival 2009. Bahman Ghobadi
SPAIN. Donostia. Iranian film director Bahman Ghobadi at Kursaal Palace after the screening of their film No One Knows about Persian Cats (Kasi az gorbehaye irani khabar nadareh)

Background imagePersian Collection: HMHS Assaye, Christmas Greetings, WW1

HMHS Assaye, Christmas Greetings, WW1
HMHS Assaye, hospital ship, Christmas Greetings card for 1917. Date: 1917

Background imagePersian Collection: Entrance to Shahs Palace, Teheran, Iran

Entrance to Shahs Palace, Teheran, Iran
Entrance to the Shahs Palace, Teheran, Iran. circa 1908

Background imagePersian Collection: WW2 Poster -- War Supplies For Russia

WW2 Poster -- War Supplies For Russia
War Supplies For Russia. Coloured photolithograph after Blake. A convoy of British and American lorries streams along the Persian route to Russia. Date: 1942

Background imagePersian Collection: Wooden Propeller manufactured by Frederick Tibbenham

Wooden Propeller manufactured by Frederick Tibbenham of Ipswich (the companys transfer sign of a bumble bee was used on every propeller that the company made)

Background imagePersian Collection: Wooden Propeller painted with either an RE8 or a BE2E

Wooden Propeller painted with either an RE8 or a BE2E on a spotting and reconnaissance mission leaving English coastline over the North Sea.. J. Willey J

Background imagePersian Collection: Interior at Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire

Interior at Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire
Amazing interior of the hall at Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire, showing typical late Victorian, early Edwardina oppulance, with patterned wallpaper, statues, a portable organ, statuary

Background imagePersian Collection: Lady chauffeur costume from Dunhills, WW1

Lady chauffeur costume from Dunhills, WW1
A tailored suit of velvet Persian skin with hat to match for the lady chauffeur obtained from Dunhill s. Date: 1916

Background imagePersian Collection: Shah of Persia on visit to Britain

Shah of Persia on visit to Britain
Group photo of dignitaries during a visit to Britain of the Shah of Persia, Nasr-Ed-Din (Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar) (1831-1896), seen here in the centre. Date: 1873

Background imagePersian Collection: The Empires of Persia and of Alexander the Great

The Empires of Persia and of Alexander the Great
A map of the Persian Empire about 500BC, and the Empire of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, as envisaged in 1899 AD. The battle field of Gaugamela

Background imagePersian Collection: An Interpretation of the Nativity

An Interpretation of the Nativity
This picture of the Nativity scene has been painted in the Persian style because of its location in the Middle East, the area of the Holy Land. It is surrounded with a border containing flowers

Background imagePersian Collection: Madras fuel tanks on fire, WWI

Madras fuel tanks on fire, WWI
Oil tanks of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, a subsidiary of the Burmah Oil Company, on fire in Madras (now Chennai), India

Background imagePersian Collection: Anglo-Persian Oil fuel tanks burning in Madras

Anglo-Persian Oil fuel tanks burning in Madras
Anglo-Persian Oil, a subsidiary of the Burmah Oil Company, fuel tanks (agents Shaw Wallace) burning in Madras (now Chennai), India

Background imagePersian Collection: Mirza Abu Al-Hasan

Mirza Abu Al-Hasan
MIRZA ABU AL-HASAN ILCHI (variously spelt) Persian ambassador to Britain 1809 and later, when he was said to have several affairs with English ladies. Date: circa 1809

Background imagePersian Collection: Mirza Mohammed Ibraheem

Mirza Mohammed Ibraheem
MIRZA MOHAMMED IBRAHEEM compiler of a Persian grammar Date: CIRCA 1840

Background imagePersian Collection: Tomb of Hafez

Tomb of Hafez
The tomb of MOHAMMAD SHAMS OD-DIN HAFEZ, considered the greatest of Persian lyric poets. Date: 1390

Background imagePersian Collection: MARY GQYN

MARY GQYN
MARY GWYN (nee Horneck) wife of general Gwyn : depicted wearing Persian dress. Date: 1753 - 1840

Background imagePersian Collection: Bronze Ibex Head - Achaemenid, Persia 6th-5th century BC

Bronze Ibex Head - Achaemenid, Persia 6th-5th century BC. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePersian Collection: Firework Display for the Shah of Persia - 1902

Firework Display for the Shah of Persia - 1902
Firework Display for the Shah of Persia at Crystal Palace, 24th August 1902. There were 70, 000 spectators! Date: 1902

Background imagePersian Collection: Exposition Universalle de Gand, Ghent - Persian Pavilion

Exposition Universalle de Gand, Ghent - Persian Pavilion
Exposition Universalle de Gand, Ghent, Belgium - Persian Pavilion. Date: 1913

Background imagePersian Collection: Persian Waterwheel on the Indus, Pakistan

Persian Waterwheel on the Indus, Pakistan - irrigation technology. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePersian Collection: The Etimad-ud-Daulas Tomb, Agra

The Etimad-ud-Daulas Tomb, Agra
Etimad-ud-Daulas Tomb (I timad-ud-Daulah ka Maqbara) - a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh

Background imagePersian Collection: Tehran, Iran - Sed Esmael - Minarets

Tehran, Iran - Sed Esmael - Minarets Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePersian Collection: Persian Hawker Audax

Persian Hawker Audax

Background imagePersian Collection: Mr and Mrs Gulbenkian

Mr and Mrs Gulbenkian
At an exhibition of Portuguese Art at Burlington House, London, Mr and Mrs Gulbenkian are shown with the Indo-Persian carpet lent by the C.S

Background imagePersian Collection: Cyclamen persicum, Persian cyclamen

Cyclamen persicum, Persian cyclamen
Drawing by Richard Lancake [Pl 115]. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 9

Background imagePersian Collection: Panthera tigris virgata, Persian tiger

Panthera tigris virgata, Persian tiger
Female tiger skin from Afghanistan. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePersian Collection: Ranunculus asiaticus, Persian buttercup

Ranunculus asiaticus, Persian buttercup
Folio 51 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePersian Collection: Prunus sp. (27) Persian peach (26) late purple peach

Prunus sp. (27) Persian peach (26) late purple peach
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Persique, Purpee tardive

Background imagePersian Collection: Syringa persica, Persian lilac

Syringa persica, Persian lilac
Folio 53 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePersian Collection: Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Sohnab

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Sohnab turns up in Rostams tent. 16th c. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Chantilly. Mus饠 Cond頨 Cond頍 useum)

Background imagePersian Collection: Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Ferdowsi s

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Ferdowsi s

Background imagePersian Collection: Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Combat

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Combat between Bijene and Firoud. 16th c. Hindu art.; Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Chantilly

Background imagePersian Collection: GUARDI, Francesco (1712-1793). Alexander the

GUARDI, Francesco (1712-1793). Alexander the Great at the Body of the Persian King Darius. 18th c. Rococo. Painting; Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Moscow. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts



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