ith his boundless ambitions.Abbas made an alliance with Britain; he welcomedat his court embassies from various Westerncountries. Spain lor instance; he did all in hispower to encourage trade between Persia and theOccident. And he sent examples of Persian art asgilts to nearlv every potentate in… … COURT SCENE—SCHOOI OF SI I l\N MAIIMl D— ILIIMA N— XV! CENTURY twenty-eight MARCH I922 i.;riAL the capital from Kasvin to Ispahan, he foundedthere an Academy of Painting. The painter mainly favored by Abbas was RizaVbbasi, whose works include several portraits Ihis royal patron. Riza had an…
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