Fath-Ali_Shah_at_the_Hunt
Fath-Ali Shah at the Hunt
Painting by Mihr 'Ali
Fath-Ali Shah at the Hunt is an oil on canvas (with lavish gilding) painting by Iranian artist Mihr 'Ali. Created in c. 1810 during the reign of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (r. 1797–1834), it was presented as a royal gift to the British, and possibly arrived in England with Gore Ouseley (the British ambassador to Iran) in 1814. Typically for court Qajar art, the main subject of the painting is Fath-Ali Shah himself. It is currently located on the ceiling of the Ashok Hall in the Rashtrapati Bhavan (formerly the Viceroy's House) in New Delhi, India. It was in the India Office collection in London before being transferred to British India in 1929.