Mirza Hassan
A group by a doorway of the Iman Ali Ibn Abi Talib shrine in Najaf, 1911
Gelatin silver print
145 mm x 280 mm
The print has an annotation attached stating 'La foule attendant l'ouverture d'une des portes du palais du Shah de Perse' and is dated 22 November 1911. The print is studio...
The print has an annotation attached stating "La foule attendant l'ouverture d'une des portes du palais du Shah de Perse" and is dated 22 November 1911. The print is studio stamped on verso by M Branger, Paris and copyrighted. However, the print appears to be a photograph of the original photograph by Mirza Hassan. Maurice-Louis Branger (1874-1950) was a French photographer who created the Paris-based reportage agency "Photo-Presse" in 1905.
This image is attributed to Mirza Hassan in "The History of Photography and Pioneer Photographers in Iran" by Yahya Zoka, 1997.