Mirza Kadym Irevani[a] was a ornamentalist artist and portraitist, whose work mostly consisted of typical Persian miniatures and lacquers.
[1] In the 1850s, he was commissioned by the Russians to repaint the interior of the Erivan Sardar's Palace, which had originally been painted by a Persian artist in 1815.
[1][4] During Hossein Khan's capable governorship, Erivan prospered; the Sardar's Palace became decorated with mirrors, stuccos, and fourteen paintings.
[8] Thus; "all historical figures depicted on the walls of the palace were from 30-40 years earlier than the time of Mirza Kadym Irevani".
[1] In relation to his oeuvre, Associate Professor Irina Koshoridze adds:[1] The color range is not quite rich, and the proportions of the figures are not always right; they are occasionally even primitive.