Shah Jahan on Horseback: Leaf from the Shah Jahan Album, period of Shah Jahan (1628–58)
Attributed to Bhag
Ink, colors, and gold on paper; 15 1/3 x 10 1/10 in. (38.9 x 25.7 cm)
Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955 (55.121.10.21)
Technical Glossary
Attributed to Bhag
Ink, colors, and gold on paper; 15 1/3 x 10 1/10 in. (38.9 x 25.7 cm)
Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955 (55.121.10.21)
This magnificent equestrian portrait of Shah Jahn epitomizes the term "Grand Mughal." The richness and refinement of the saddle, the saddle cloth, and the emperor's own costume and arms, as well as the nobility of his mount, are in perfect harmony with the regal grandeur of his face.
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Material and Technique
- • Painting, Ink on Paper, West Asia
- • Painting, Miniature
- • Painting, Miniature, West Asia
- • Portrait, Painting
