Yusuf (Joseph), surrounded by his brothers, embraces his father Ya'qub (Jacob) on his arrival in Egypt, Qajar, Iran, circa 1830-1850

oil on canvas, previously arch-shaped, now extended at upper corners, framed

Treasures of Islam, Musée d'art et d'histoire, Geneva, 1985.

Geneva 1985, no.187, p.197.

The canvas has been rebacked, as with its pair was once in an arched frame with the extra (original) canvas fitted to the present rectangular form, there are no apparent tears or damages, examination under ultra violet light reveals very minor areas of retouching, and subject to the foregoing is in excellent condition, as viewed.
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See footnote to previous lot.

The scene depicted in this painting is the emotional moment when Joseph, having earlier revealed his identity to his brother, welcomes his father, who thought him dead, to his new home in Egypt.  Joseph by this time is a powerful vizier at the Egyptian court and is here depicted in the costume of a young Qajar prince with a jewelled crown.  Jacob, now an old man, is shown stooped and with a grey beard.

A closely related painting of the same scene is in the Sadabad Museum of Fine Arts, Tehran, see Keikavusi 1992, no.15.