`Abdul Samud - Persian General in Dost Mohd.s. Service Kabul'

Godfrey Thomas Vigne

1836

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

orientalism Romanticism Early 19th Century Portrait

About this work

This is a portrait of Abdul Samud, a Persian General. It's a watercolour piece from 1836. The artist, Godfrey Thomas Vigne, met Abdul Samud at the court of Dost Muhammad in Kabul. Vigne was not fond of him, but their encounter is an interesting part of the story. To learn more about the style of this piece, look into the movement: Romanticism.