1950.131: Seated portrait of Mulla Abd Al Qadir
Paintings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1950.131
- Title
- Seated portrait of Mulla Abd Al Qadir
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- album leaf, painting
- Date
- 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Northern India
- Period
- Mughal period
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/216661
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Inscriptions and Marks
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inscription: Language: Persian
Script: Nastaliq
ش ...ملا عبد ال قادر
Sh… Mulla abd al-Qadir
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inscription: Language: Persian
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Grace Nichols Strong, Francis H. Burr and Friends of the Fogg Art Museum Funds
- Accession Year
- 1950
- Object Number
- 1950.131
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The inscription identifies the figure as Mulla Abd al-Qadir. He is shown in profile seated with his legs folded underneath him and with his hands clasped together on his lap. Al-Qadir is depicted with a dark beard and turban.
Exhibition History
- Portraiture in Iran and India, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 12/09/1983 - 02/01/1984
Verification Level
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