Portrait of Shah Jahan (possibly)
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Caption
Indian. Portrait of Shah Jahan (possibly), late 17th century. Ink drawing with slight color on paper, mounted on gold-sprinkled border, sheet: 12 x 7 7/8 in. (30.5 x 20.0 cm) image: 6 x 3 1/4 in. (15.2 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.164. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Portrait of Shah Jahan (possibly)
Date
late 17th century
Dynasty
Mughal
Geography
Place made: India
Medium
Ink drawing with slight color on paper, mounted on gold-sprinkled border
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 12 x 7 7/8 in. (30.5 x 20.0 cm) image: 6 x 3 1/4 in. (15.2 x 8.3 cm)
Inscriptions
Lower left corner, in Persian: Manohar 902 [circa A.D. 1666] The Persian script in the lower left corner, which spells "servant," is the introductory word of the text that continues on the next page.
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.227.164
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