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Portrait of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, second Shan of the Qajar dynasty. By court painter Mihr 'Ali. Iran, 1816

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Portrait of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, second Shan of the Qajar dynasty. By court painter Mihr 'Ali. Iran, 1816

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A corner of the Badgir Mansion , one of the many mansions at the Golestan Palace in Tehran, Iran, built by the order of Fath-Ali Shah, the second Qajar king.

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A corner of the Badgir Mansion , one of the many mansions at the Golestan Palace in Tehran, Iran, built by the order of Fath-Ali Shah, the second Qajar king.

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Portrait of a Beauty by the Korean painter and scholar Yun Tusŏ

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Portrait of a Beauty by the Korean painter and scholar Yun Tusŏ

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Śiva-Maheśvara, Dandan-Uiliq, Khotan, Xinjiang, Painted by Visha Irasanga, Khotanese Saka painter in the court of the T'ang dynasty of China in the mid 7th century C.E.

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Śiva-Maheśvara, Dandan-Uiliq, Khotan, Xinjiang, Painted by Visha Irasanga, Khotanese Saka painter in the court of the T'ang dynasty of China in the mid 7th century C.E.

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Self-portrait of the Korean painter and scholar Yun Tusŏ

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Self-portrait of the Korean painter and scholar Yun Tusŏ

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Roman fresco from Pompeii showing a painter making a portrait in the company of another woman.

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Roman fresco from Pompeii showing a painter making a portrait in the company of another woman.

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An interior view of the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, also known as the Pink Mosque, in Shiraz . The mosque was constructed between 1876 CE and 1888 CE, during the Qajar dynasty

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An interior view of the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, also known as the Pink Mosque, in Shiraz . The mosque was constructed between 1876 CE and 1888 CE, during the Qajar dynasty

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Hanging scroll made of silk with the portrait of Queen Victoria painted by Lancun 蘭邨, during the Qing Dynasty, China, c. 1842. The British Museum

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Hanging scroll made of silk with the portrait of Queen Victoria painted by Lancun 蘭邨, during the Qing Dynasty, China, c. 1842. The British Museum

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Portrait of Indonesian painter Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman, by Friedrich Carl Albert Schreuel. The Netherlands, 1840

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Portrait of Indonesian painter Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman, by Friedrich Carl Albert Schreuel. The Netherlands, 1840

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Painting of a peddler selling birds, by Ji Sheng. China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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Painting of a peddler selling birds, by Ji Sheng. China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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"Secret" portrait of Queen Victoria painted as a gift for Prince Albert's birthday by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, in 1843

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"Secret" portrait of Queen Victoria painted as a gift for Prince Albert's birthday by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, in 1843

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A blue and white water dropper in the shape of a fish. Lê dynasty, 15th century.

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A blue and white water dropper in the shape of a fish. Lê dynasty, 15th century.

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Alcohol Vase in the Shape of a Feline, Shang Dynasty, 12th century

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Alcohol Vase in the Shape of a Feline, Shang Dynasty, 12th century

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Study for the Family Portrait of Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger . Pen and brush in black on chalk sketch

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Study for the Family Portrait of Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger . Pen and brush in black on chalk sketch

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"The Empress Dowager, Tze Hsi, of China". Painting by Katharine A. Carl. China, Qing Dynasty, 1903.

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"The Empress Dowager, Tze Hsi, of China". Painting by Katharine A. Carl. China, Qing Dynasty, 1903.

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Qajar dynasty rock carving and inscription on the famous sassanid dynasty site the Taq e bostan.

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Qajar dynasty rock carving and inscription on the famous sassanid dynasty site the Taq e bostan.

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Painted pottery figures of court ladies — Tang Dynasty , China. Aurora Art Museum

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Painted pottery figures of court ladies — Tang Dynasty , China. Aurora Art Museum

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