Luigi Pesce

Luigi Pesce (1828 – 27 November 1864)[1] was a colonel and photographer from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies who traveled to Iran in 1848, during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar,[2] to train Iranian infantry units.

Another copy was donated to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art; it contains 75 photographs and is probably the same album that was sent to the Prussian King.

There are three photos of Naser al-Din Shah during his younger years and one group picture in the collection.

The images hold a unique historical value and illustrate the lives of people from different social classes, including members of the royal court.

Naser al-Din Shah, who had sent daguerreotypist Jules Richard on an unsuccessful mission to photograph Persepolis in 1850, greatly appreciated Pesce's work.