Golestan Palace. 1910. Shah's audience saloon. Photographer: Sevruguin, Antoine
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Inscription: Signed 'Sevruguin' in cyrillic script in negative. Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking along the audience hall, decorated with richly-painted walls and massive chandeliers. The photograph appears older than the given date of 1910.
Shah's Peacock Throne in the audience chamber. Emblem of the sun over the back. It would be lined with a fine carpet and the Shah would sit in it cross-legged [modern caption]. Photographer: Sevruguin, Antoine
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Inscription: Signed in the negative 'Sevruguin' in Cyrillic script. Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the throne.
[Portrait of an Iranian girl in traditional costume.] Photographer: Sevruguin, Antoine
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Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Full-length standing studio portrait of a young woman, wearing an elaborately embroidered threee-quarter length jacket. Small portion missing at bottom right corner of print.
Court entertainer, or courtier, or poet reciting a poem in praise of the Shah on No Ruz Day. His mouth would be stuffed with gold pieces as a reward [modern caption]. Photographer: Sevruguin, Antoine
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait, in profile, of the declaiming man.