Mahd Ulya, Nasir al-Din Shah’s meddlesome and politically influential mother, briefly ruled as regent of Persia until her son came of age. Even after Nasir al-Din ascended the throne, she continued to interfere and scheme, until she was briefly banished from the court. Here the imagined queen is portrayed as destitute, riding out on a bull without her royal retinue, accompanied only by two servants with refreshments.
