Mihr 'Ali

[1] Mihr 'Ali produced at least ten full-size oil paintings of Fat'h Ali Shah, one of the earliest of which was probably sent as a present to the amirs of Sind in 1800.

[2] It shows a full-length portrait of the King wearing a gold brocade robe and a royal crown, holding a jewelled staff.

Fat'h Ali Shah commissioned great numbers of lifesize portraits of himself and his sons, works which formed the backdrop to court ceremonies.

The works, painted by Mihr 'Ali and his predecessor as court painter, Mirza Baba, portrayed Fat'h Ali Shah in his many stately roles, and were intended to show his power as a ruler rather than to be realistic portraits.

[3] Other important works by Mehr 'Ali include a series of portraits of Persian rulers and figures from the Shahnameh, commissioned by Fat'h Ali Shah as decoration for the 'Imarat-i Naw Palace in Isfahan.

Mihr 'Ali (Iranian, active ca. 1800-1830). Portrait of Fath Ali Shah Qajar , 1815. Brooklyn Museum
Painting of Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar by Mihr 'Ali (1813–14), Hermitage Museum , Saint Petersburg .
Another of Mihr 'Ali's paintings of Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar, now in the collection of the Golestan Palace .