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Portrait of Ahmad Shah as a Young Boy, One of 274 Vintage Photographs, ca. 1890 or 1900-1905. Gelatin silver photograph, 6 1/2 x 4 9/16 in. (16.5 x 11.6 cm). Purchase gift of Leona Soudavar in memory of Ahmad Soudavar, 1997.3.101. No known copyright restrictions.
Portrait of Ahmad Shah as a Young Boy, One of 274 Vintage Photographs
ca. 1890 or 1900-1905
Maker Unknown
Arts of the Islamic World
The young, precocious boy pictured in this photograph by Sevruguin has been tentatively identified as Malijak Aziz al-Sultan, known historically as the passive object of Nasir al-Din Shah’s desire. It has also been suggested that he could be Ahmad Shah, the last ruler of the Qajar dynasty (r. 1909–1925). No matter what the true identity of the subject, this portrait shows Sevruguin’s skill in capturing and portraying human personalities rather than stock image types.