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She was the daughter of an impoverished shepherd from Amamme village in Lavāsān, northeast of Tehran, and was employed as a free maidservant to Jeyrān in the Qajar harem in 1859. She became the favorite of the shah after Jeyrān's death in 1860.
Dec 15, 1985 · ANĪS-AL-DAWLA (d. 1314/1896-97), the most important wife of Nāṣer-al-dīn Shah Qāǰār. Named Fāṭema-solṭān at birth (probably 1258/1842; C. Serena, Hommes et choses en Perse, Paris, 1883, p. 187), she was the daughter of an impoverished peasant from a village in Lavāsān, northeast of Tehran.
In a personal portrait of his wife titled Anis al-Dawla, the sultan masterminded a sexually charged composition through subtle sleights of hand. Reclining with her elaborate blouse slightly open, his subject exudes indifference through her deadpan expression, seemingly devoid of life.
Jan 5, 2016 · Anis al-Dawla, a wife of the shah, and her retinue, circa 1870-1880 Sartorial whimsy was bad enough, but the effects of the royal despotism were felt more painfully in his preferred parlour game, “lights out”—a veritable fusion of Breaking Bad and the Mad Hatter’s tea party.
Portrait of Court Women, one of whom may be Anis al-Dawla, one of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar’s wives Full-size image: 26 KB | View Download 15 East 84th St.
This intriguing composition was inspired by two photographs Nasir al-Din Shah made of his wife, Anis al-Dawla: in one, she reclines on a settee, and in the other, she holds a European doll.
The new sense of realism, a product of this developing style, is apparent in this bust portrait of Nasir al-Din’s highest ranking and most influential wife, Anis al-Dawla, ‘Companion of the Realm’ (1842-96).
