Persian Musketeer of Shah Abbas

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In semi-European uniform an attendant on Shah ‘Abbas marches beside his master. The gun is also clearly developed from European models. Sir Robert Sherley was credited with having reorganized the Persian infantry and artillery which made the Turks ‘quake of a Sherley fever.’ p.286, The Age of Expansion, Europe and the World 1559-1660 Hugh Trevor-Roper (Ed.)		Portrait of Shah Abbas I on Horseback Accompanied by two hunters. Colors old rose, red, green, gold. Background olive green. Varnished. Museum of Fine Arts Boston Accession Number: 14.643