Yahya Ghaffari

Abul-Hasan Salés; Portrait of a Statesman, possibly Amir Kabir; Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; dated 1294 AH/1877 CE[1]

Yahya Khan Ghaffari (died between 1894 and 1905; Persian: یحیی‌خان غفاری) also known as Abul-Hasan Salés (ابوالحسن ثالث, lit. Abul-Hasan the Third), son of Sani al-Mulk, was one of the royal court painters of the Qajar era during the reigns of Naser al-Din Shah and Mozaffar al-Din Shah.[2] He belonged to the artistic Ghaffari family, several generations of whom were involved in painting and miniature art.[2]

  1. ^ "Yahya Ghaffari | A Portrait of a Statesman". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  2. ^ a b Ghaffari, Ebrahim (1974). "تاریخچه و شجره خاندان غفاری کاشانی" [The History and Genealogy of the Ghaffari Family of Kashan]. Farhang-e Iran Zamin (20).