Artist

Kamal-ol-molk

1848–1940 · born in Kashan · died in Nishapur

Kamal-ol-Molk was born in Kashan, Iran, in 1848 and became the court painter of the Qajar kings. He studied European painting and painted portraits and scenes of daily life with great realism. He later founded an art school in Tehran. He died in Nishapur in 1940.