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Sunday, April 17, 2016

An Afghan warrior at Tehran , 1848–1848

Artist: Jules (Joseph Augustin) Laurens (French, 1825–1901)

Title:An Afghan warrior at Teheran , 1848–1848

Posted by Khan Barmazid at 5:57 AM

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