Mirza Gholam Reza Esfahani

Mirza Gholam Reza Esfahani, known as Khoshnevis (1830 or 1831 – (1887-03-01)1 March 1887), was a late 19th-century Iranian calligrapher and epigraphist. He was one of the masters of Persian calligraphy, in particular the Nastaliq, Shekasteh-Nastaliq and Shekasteh scripts.
He was born in the capital Tehran, and died there as well. He signed his works with two invocations, either “Ya Ali madad” or “Gholam Reza, Ya Ali madadast”.