Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
The paintings depicted four heroes from the Iranian "Shahnameh" epic, including Rostam and Sohrab, as well as contemporary Iranian notables; king Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1797–1834), Abbas Mirza, Hossein Khan Sardar, and his brother Hasan Khan Qajar. Other paintings included two hunting and battle scenes. All fourteen paintings were originally painted in 1815 by a Persian painter named ʿAbd al-Rāziq.