Lot 50 · British Pictures 1500-1850
Portrait of Mirza Abu'l Hassan Khan, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of King George III, kneeling in a red cloak with a blue lining, and a white and red embroidered floral turban, holding a Koran in his right hand
Sir William Beechey · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $80,900–$107,866
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Pictures 1500-1850, London · 8 June 2006
- Dimensions
- 56¾ x 45¼ in. (144.2 x 137.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5672436
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sir William Beechey, Portrait of Mirza Abu'l Hassan Khan, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of King George III, kneeling in a red cloak with a blue lining, and a white and red embroidered floral turban, holding a Koran in his right hand. Christie's, 8 Jun 2006, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5672436.
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Sir William Beechey, Portrait of Mirza Abu'l Hassan Khan, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of King George III, kneeling in a red cloak with a blue lining, and a white and red embroidered floral turban, holding a Koran in his right hand. Christie's, 8 Jun 2006, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5672436.
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