[Photo.33] Photographs of trades and types in Iran, attributed to Antoin Sevruguin
A set of seven faded photographs depicting trades and types from the late Qajar and early Pahlavi Iran. They are attributed to Antoin Sevruguin, a court photographer and an influential early commercial photography pioneer in Iran. Sevruguin’s name is written in Cyrillic on the front of three of these prints, which dates them to the early period of his carrier (later he used the French transliteration of his name on the mounts of some of his prints). Of the rest, three are universally attributed to Sevruguin and it is likely that the last unsigned print is also by him.
[Photo.33/(001)] Studio portrait of a water carrier
Studio portrait of a water carrier. Handwritten signature of Sevruguin in Cyrillic. Part of a set of seven faded photographs…
[Photo.33/(002)] Water pipes [hookahs]
Photograph of a hookah seller in a studio setting. Part of a set of seven faded photographs depicting trades and…
[Photo.33/(003)] Studio portrait of a barber and his customer
Studio portrait of a barber and his customer. Handwritten signature of Sevruguin in Cyrillic. Part of a set of seven…
[Photo.33/(004)] Studio portrait of a group of Persian women, all veiled
Studio portrait of a group of Persian women, all veiled. Part of a set of seven faded photographs depicting trades…
[Photo.33/(005)] Studio portrait of a butcher
Portrait of a Persian butcher in a studio setting. Part of a set of seven faded photographs depicting trades and…
[Photo.33/(006)] Studio portrait of a man and two women squatting beside a bowl, presumably filled with charcoal
Studio portrait of a man and two women squatting beside a bowl, presumably filled with charcoal. Handwritten signiture of Sevruguin…
[Photo.33/(007)] Dervishes
Studio portrait of two dervishes. Part of a set of seven faded photographs depicting trades and types from the late…