Artist
Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ghaffari
1814–1866
Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ghaffari was a Patna School of Painting artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of the Islamic Era. Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ghaffari was born in Kashan.
Mirza Abu'l-Hasan Khan Ghaffari Kashani (Persian: میرزا ابوالحسن خان غفاری کاشانی; 1814–1866) was an Iranian painter, miniature and lacquer artist, and book illustrator. When he became the Chief Court Painter, he also became known as Sani al-Mulk (صنیعالملک), meaning "the Crafter of the Kingdom." He was a student of Mihr 'Ali and a court painter in Mohammad Shah Qajar's court.
After being dismissed as a court painter, he went to Europe to study, most notably in Italy. When he returned to Iran, he became the Director of Printing and Chief Illustrator for Naser al-Din Shah and earned the separate title Chief Court Painter. He supervised the illustration of a famous One Thousand and One Nights manuscript, which can be viewed today in Tehran in the Golestan Palace Library.
Works by Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ghaffari
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