Bihzād, Ḥusayn (1273–1347 Sh./1894–1968) was a famous Iranian painter born in Tehran. His father, Mīrzā Faḍl Allāh Iṣfahānī, was a craftsman skilled in making pen-cases and also renowned for his watercolour compositions (Nāṣirīpūr, 14, 32; Mīrbahā, 73). Ḥusayn Bihzād commenced his elementary education at the Sharaf-i Muẓaffar School, but dropped out after a few months in order to pursue his interest in painting. His father set him up with an apprenticeship in the workshop of Āqā Mullā ʿAlī, the I…