Muhammad Sadiq was a noted artist from 18th century

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. He was a painter at the court of the

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ruler

Karim Khan Mohammad Karim Khan Zand ( fa, محمدکریم خان زند, Mohammad Karīm Khân-e Zand; ) was the founder of the Zand Dynasty, ruling from 1751 to 1779. He ruled all of Iran (Persia) except for Khorasan. He also ruled over some of the Cau ...

(reigned 1750–79). After Karim Khan's death, he worked for the

Qajar Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...

ruler Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (reigned 1779–97).

Portrait of Rustam Khan

One of Sadiq's famous paintings is a portrait of Mohammad Rustam Khan Zand, a

prince and

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of the military commander

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. The painting is often praised for its classical Persian depiction of Male Masculinity.The Zand Legacy Immortalized
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Gallery

File:Court of Karim Khan.png, The royal court of

painted by Mohammad Sadiq File:Karim Khan painting by Muhammad Sadiq.jpg, Portrait of Karim Khan File:A Portrait of an Amorus Couple by Muhammad Sadiq Zand Persia Dated AD 1787 m.jpg, Painting of a Persian couple File:Persian Prince battling dragon.jpg, Painting of a Qajar era prince fighting a dragon

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Muhammad Sadiq 18th-century Iranian painters People of the Zand dynasty