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Arch of Triumph in the Tabriz encampment circa 1906-1907. During the Constitutional Revolution, Tabriz was a stronghold of the constitutionalist forces. Revolutionary militias and citizens often set up encampments or fortified areas around the city or key squares for political gatherings, parades and military organisation.

Iranian army portraits from the photo studio of Antoin Sevrugin
This collection of photographs offers an unparalleled visual record of one of the defining political upheavals of the modern Middle East. Some of these images represent the earliest examples of journalistic photography in Iran. Given the photographers’ close access to military events and Russian troops, they may have been produced as diplomatic gifts or presented to foreign dignitaries, though their precise origins remain unknown. These albums are an invaluable document of 20th-century Middle Eastern history, illuminating the complex web of relations between Iran, Britain and Russia."
Alice Bailey, Director and Head of Islamic & Indian Art at Roseberys.

Heads of Yomut and Goklen Turkmen rebels, captured after a series of raids on Joveyn and the Khorasan highway, 26 November 1907 (16 Shawwal 1325 AH). The attacks targeted villages and travellers in northeastern Iran during the political chaos of the Qajar Constitutional Revolution, as Turkmen groups exploited the weakening of central control to plunder settlements and seize captives.

Centre: British Agent Sir Ardeshir Ji Reporter (1865–1932)

Tsarist Russian generals, soldiers and diplomats in Iran
The albums will be exhibited at Cromwell Place in Central London from Wednesday 22 - Thursday 23 October, before being offered at auction as part of Roseberys’ Antiquities, Islamic & Indian Arts auction on Friday 31 October.
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