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"Portrait of Rup Singh", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Painting by Govardhan
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi Iranian
verso: ca. 1615–20; recto: ca. 1500
Not on view
The subject of this painting, Rup Singh, son of Ram Chand (not Rai Chanda, as per Jahangir's inscription), was one of the officials at the court of Shah Jahan. The portrait is surrounded by verse fragments from a Persian masnavi, which belongs to Amir Khusrau's Khamsa (Quintet).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Portrait of Rup Singh", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
  • Artist: Painting by Govardhan (active ca. 1596–1645)
  • Calligrapher: Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi (Iranian, Mashhad 1453–1520 Mashhad)
  • Date: verso: ca. 1615–20; recto: ca. 1500
  • Geography: Attributed to India
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: Page: H. 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm)
    W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
    Painting with border: H. 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm)
    W. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
    Painting without border: H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
    W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
    Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
    W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.121.10.8
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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