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RICHARD GREENBURY. Nakd ‘Ali Beg, Envoy from Persia. A full-length standing figure, in turban and long gown of light-coloured material, reaching to the feet. Over this is a flowing mantle of Isphahan brocade of a darker colour, woven with figures. The hands hold the sash loosely. Nakd ‘Ali Beg arrived in England in February 1626 as ambassador from Shah ‘Abbas of Persia. Sir Robert Shirley was then in this country claiming to have been sent on a similar errand, and a violent quarrel ensued between the rival envoys. By order of King Charles I, they were both taken back to the East in the East India Company’s fleet of 1627, accompanied by Sir Dodmore Cotton, who was accredited as English ambassador to the Shah. Nakd ‘Ali Beg poisoned himself just before the ships reached the coast of India, and his body was buried at Surat. . 1626. Oil painting. 84 by 51 ins (213 by 129.5 cms). Source: Foster 23.

RICHARD GREENBURY. Nakd ‘Ali Beg, Envoy from Persia. A full-length standing figure, in turban and long gown of light-coloured material, reaching to the feet. Over this is a flowing mantle of Isphahan brocade of a darker colour, woven with figures. The hands hold the sash loosely. Nakd ‘Ali Beg arrived in England in February 1626 as ambassador from Shah ‘Abbas of Persia. Sir Robert Shirley was then in this country claiming to have been sent on a similar errand, and a violent quarrel ensued between the rival envoys. By order of King Charles I, they were both taken back to the East in the East India Company’s fleet of 1627, accompanied by Sir Dodmore Cotton, who was accredited as English ambassador to the Shah. Nakd ‘Ali Beg poisoned himself just before the ships reached the coast of India, and his body was buried at Surat. . 1626. Oil painting. 84 by 51 ins (213 by 129.5 cms). Source: Foster 23.
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Author: RICHARD GREENBURY
Caption: Nakd ‘Ali Beg, Envoy from Persia. A full-length standing figure, in turban and long gown of light-coloured material, reaching to the feet. Over this is a flowing mantle of Isphahan brocade of a darker colour, woven with figures. The hands hold the sash loosely. Nakd ‘Ali Beg arrived in England in February 1626 as ambassador from Shah ‘Abbas of Persia. Sir Robert Shirley was then in this country claiming to have been sent on a similar errand, and a violent quarrel ensued between the rival envoys. By order of King Charles I, they were both taken back to the East in the East India Company’s fleet of 1627, accompanied by Sir Dodmore Cotton, who was accredited as English ambassador to the Shah. Nakd ‘Ali Beg poisoned himself just before the ships reached the coast of India, and his body was buried at Surat. . 1626. Oil painting. 84 by 51 ins (213 by 129.5 cms). Source: Foster 23.
Credit: Album / British Library
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Image size: 5412 × 8157 px | 126.3 MB
Print size: 45.8 × 69.1 cm | 2130.7 × 3211.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 17TH CENTURY • 17TH CENTURY. • 17TH • 17TH-CENTURY • ACTION • ART • ARTS • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • ENVOY • ETHNICITY • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FINE ART • FINE ARTS • FULL LENGTH • FULL-LENGTH • GOVERNMENT OCCUPATIONS • GREENBURY, RICHARD • HUMANS • KILLING ONESELF • MALE • MALES • MAN MEN • MASCULINE • MEN • NAMED PEOPLE • NATIONALITY • OCCUPATION • OCCUPATIONS • OIL PAINT • OIL PAINTING • OIL PAINTINGC PIO DI SAVOIA • OLI PAINTING • PAINTING • PEOPLE • PERSIAN • PERSONALITIES • PORTAIT • PORTRAIT • POTRAIT • PROFESSION BERUFE OCCUPATION • SELF-HARM • SUICIDE • VISUAL ARTS • XVII CENTURY