Portrait of Jahangir Holding a Falcon

Attributed to 'Abid

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Caption

Attributed to 'Abid. Portrait of Jahangir Holding a Falcon, ca. 1600–1610. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, sheet: 5 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (14 x 8.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Poster, 87.234.7. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Portrait of Jahangir Holding a Falcon

Date

ca. 1600–1610

Dynasty

Mughal

Geography

Place made: India

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Classification

Work on Paper

Dimensions

sheet: 5 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (14 x 8.6 cm)

Inscriptions

Recto, at top center, in border, librarian's notation, in Persian, in nastaliq script: Emperor Jahangir

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Poster

Accession Number

87.234.7

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