Portrait of a cupbearer, drawing attributed to Mo'in Mosavver, Safavid Iran, 17th century, dated 1674 Drawing on paper in ink heightened with gouache depicting a man in a three-quarter bust, wearing a shirt with a wide yellow collar and buttonhole, and a pointed cap with wide brims. He is holding a cup in his hand and clutching a thin cane with a curled end. On the upper part, an oblique Persian nast'aliq inscription giving the date 2 Shawwal 1084 H / January 10, 1674 and the name Mo'in Mosavver. Mounted later, probably late 19th century, on an album page with fine floral borders, oblique cartouches inscribed in Persian verse ink in nasta'liq on either side of the design, and a wide beige margin with gold-painted decoration of flowers and branches animated with birds. On the back, Persian text in nasta'liq in black ink on a gold powdered ground of 14 lines divided into two columns of verse from Tuhfat al-Ahrar from Jami''s Haft Awrang (1414-1492). All around, a fine border of gilded floral decoration on a yellow background, surrounded by several colored lines and a gilded band. The whole is surrounded by a painted margin of gilded vegetal scrolls pigmented with green and pastel pink, with illuminated cartouches and fleurons on a salmon or blue background glued on top. Page size: 27.9 x 17.7 cm; drawing size: 8.8 x 4.9 cm; calligraphy size: 13 x 6.1 cm A few stains, small repaints in the border illuminated verses, wear, traces of tearing and adhesive around the edges. Provenance : Mes Laurin-Guilloux-Buffetaud sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 21, 2000, lot 119. A Safavid Portrait of a Cupbearer, attributed to Mo'in Mosavver, Iran, 17th century, dated