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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1919.132
Title
Portrait of a Mughal Courtier
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India
Period
Mughal period
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216999

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 20 cm (10 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession Year
1919
Object Number
1919.132
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Set against a seafoam green background is a portrait of an ageing Mughal courtier. He has a thick, greying beard. The figure wears a green-gold turban and a white robe (jama) which is tied at the waist with a gold waist sash (patka) decorated with irises on the ends. Tucked into his waist sash is a dagger. He holds out his left hand out while his right holds the hilt of a sword. He is adorned with a pendant necklace and armlet. The immediate border is blue with gold leaves, followed by a cream, then, blue, and finally orange outer border, all of which are speckled with gold.

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