Royal Persian Paintings 
Subtitle: The Qajar Epoch 1785-1925
Contributors: Layla S. Diba (Editor); Maryam Ekhtiar (Editor)
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Published: November 20, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781860642555
Subjects: History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Oriental art; 20th century; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Iran; 18th Century Art; Art & Art Instruction; Painting, Islamic; Art; Kings and rulers; History - General; Middle Eastern; Art / Painting; Exhibitions; Painting, Iranian
First sentence: THE EMERGENCE of Qajar painting from the neglect of thirty years ago to its present position as a subject of serious study and enthusiastic admiration, a star performer in the auction rooms, and now the theme of an international exhibition, is indeed a remarkable phenomenon.