Nasser al-Din, Shah of Persia, King Edward VII and five unknown sitters
1 portrait of Nasser al-Din, Shah of Persia
Nasser al-Din, Shah of Persia, King Edward VII and five unknown sitters
by W. & D. Downey
woodburytype carte-de-visite, 1873?
2 1/2 in. x 4 in. (63 mm x 103 mm) overall
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Photographs Collection
NPG x197198
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- King Edward VII (1841-1910), Reigned 1901-10. Sitter associated with 505 portraits. Identify
- Nasser al-Din, Shah of Persia (1831-1896), Reigned 1848-96. Sitter in 13 portraits. Identify
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- W. & D. Downey (active 1855-1940), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 938 portraits.
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Chris Nicholls
12 November 2015, 13:31
As you rightly say Edward VII reigned from 1901 and Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar died in 1896. But technically this is a photograph of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar and the Prince of Wales, not King Edward VII, because he would not be crowned for a further five years.