A Lady Receiving a Messenger
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Caption
Indian. A Lady Receiving a Messenger, mid 18th century. Opaque watercolors on paper, sheet:10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.4 x 17.1 cm) image: 8 1/2 x 5 in. (21.6 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 81.192.6. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Culture
Title
A Lady Receiving a Messenger
Date
mid 18th century
Geography
Place made: Deccan, India
Medium
Opaque watercolors on paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet:10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.4 x 17.1 cm) image: 8 1/2 x 5 in. (21.6 x 12.7 cm)
Inscriptions
Reverse: Calligraphy by Amir Bavar Khabak(?) from catalogue: Verso: In black ink, in Persian, in nastaliq script: In the time of your just rule, O King, nobody has any complaints. May your world be always full of prosperity, and may The One Who Created Your World always protect you. Written by the lowly servant Amir Bavar Khabak. (Trans. M. Abid)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
81.192.6
Rights
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