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Portrait of a Stallion

18th century
Not on view
This powerful stallion with its oddly drawn head and broad forehead deviates from the sixteenth– and seventeenth–century norm of Persian steeds with long, elegant necks and large hindquarters. Instead it conforms to the eighteenth century images of the dappled grey horse of Nadir Shah, the Zand ruler who sacked Delhi in 1739 and led many campaigns against the Ottomans. This horse has the same small nostrils and ears as Nadir Shah's horse.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of a Stallion
  • Date: 18th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran
  • Medium: Ink on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
    W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Gift of Stephen Bourgeois, 1914
  • Object Number: 14.84
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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