Abu Torab Ghaffari
Mirza Abu Torab Ghaffari Khan | |
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میرزا ابوترابخان غفاری | |
Portrait of Abu Torab Ghaffari by Mirza Mousa | |
| Born | 1863 |
| Died | 11 March 1890 (aged 26–27) |
| Cause of death | Opium poisoning |
| Occupations | Painter, Illustrator |
| Era | Qajar era |
| Father | Mirza Bozorg Ghaffari |
| Relatives | Kamal-ol-molk (brother) Abu'l-Hasan Sani al-Mulk (paternal uncle) |
Abu Torab Ghaffari (Persian: ابوتراب غفاری; 1863 – 11 March 1890)[1] was a Qajar era Iranian painter from the Ghaffari family of Kashan who was active during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896). He was a son of Mirza Bozorg Ghaffari and the brother of Kamal-ol-molk. He died on 11 March 1890 due to opium poisoning.[2]
Gallery
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Portrait of Farrokh Khan
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A view of a palace, c. 1880s, attributed to Abu Torab
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Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, 11 November 1882
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Golestan Palace, 13 October 1883
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Shahrestanak Palace, 6 August 1884
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Jaguar hunted by Naser al-Din Shah, 12 November 1884
References
- ^ Mohammad Hasan Khan, E'temad os-Saltaneh (1890). "Abu Torab Ghaffari". Sharaf Magazine (75).
- ^ Dhoka 2015.
Sources
- Floor, Willem (1999). "Art (Naqqashi) and Artists (Naqqashan) in Qajar Persia". Muqarnas. 13. Brill: 125–154. JSTOR 1523268. (registration required)
- Dhoka, Yahya (2015). "Abū Turāb Ghaffārī". In Madelung, Wilferd; Daftary, Farhad (eds.). Encyclopaedia Islamica Online. Brill Online. ISSN 1875-9831.