The Shah of Persia sits cross-legged on the backs of Britons, representing the cost to Britain of supporting the Shah. Lithograph by Gegeëf, 1873.

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Date:
1873
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33093i
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A view of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar on his visit to London in 1873. He meets the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and Robert Lowe, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He visits Madame Tussaud, where he sees the Tichborne Claimant, and the Guildhall

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London (88 Farringdon Street, E.C.) : E. Appleyard, 1873.

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1 print : lithograph

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Persian civilization company limited. ... Our national Shah-fever. How we civilised H.I.M. ... Gegeëf 1 Aug 73

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Wellcome Collection 33093i

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