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An album containing six photographs depicting students of the Royal School and their teachers ('ulemas) Persia, perhaps Isfahan, circa 1880albumen prints in card mounts, two with handwritten inscriptions in nasta'liq script, two in contemporary gold-embossed card mounts (one of the photographer Montabone, Florence), contemporary European-style red morocco gilt, front cover with print of Nasr al-Din Shah the largest 240 x 200 mm.; the smallest 125 x 180 mm.; album 367 x 295 mm.FootnotesProvenance Sotheby's, circa 1985. Sotheby's, Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 29th April 1998, lot 76. Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 24th April 2002, lot 134. The inscription underneath the photograph of the young pupils reads: 'The students of the Royal School'. This probably refers to the school founded in 1880 by Zill al-Sultan in Isfahan, inspired by the Dar al-Sanayi' in Tehran. The second inscription, depicting older men, appears to read: 'The group of 'yes', meaning the officials who say yes to everything and have no opinions of their own. Important Notice to Buyers Some countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.