Portrait of Mirza Dakhani, Naubat Khan
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Caption
Hardas (son of Anup Chatar). Portrait of Mirza Dakhani, Naubat Khan, late 17th century. Color wash on paper, sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (18.4 x 12.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.56. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Title
Portrait of Mirza Dakhani, Naubat Khan
Date
late 17th century
Dynasty
Mughal
Geography
Place made: India
Medium
Color wash on paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (18.4 x 12.4 cm)
Inscriptions
Verso, at the top, in nastaliq script: Likeness of Mirza Dakhani who had become Naubat Khan, work of the artist Har Das son of Anup Chatar; at left, in Devanagari script: Likeness of Naubat Khan former name Mirza Dakhani. Padshah Aurangzeb [elevated him in favor?]. Formerly [he was] a Khanazad [born in imperial service]... soldier of good perception worthy of trust; at right, in Devanagari script: The painter Hardas son of Anupchitr [sic]. (Trans. R. Skelton) Both Devanagari inscriptions are headed by the auspicious Shri.
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.227.56
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