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Portrait of the Emperor Shah Jahan in Old Age

Made By Mughal
CultureIndian
Datelate 17th century
Mediumopaque watercolor on paper, heightened with gold
Dimensionsimage: 8 1/8 × 5 3/16 in. (20.6 × 13.2 cm)
sheet: 13 1/2 × 8 5/8 in. (34.3 × 21.9 cm)
Classification(s)
  • EASTERN
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Horace W. Frost
Terms
  • male portrait
  • emperor
Object number83.26.5
Descriptionremargined
Collections
Inscribedverso u.c. in ink: [inscription in English and calligraphic inscription]; verso u.l. in ink: #3229; verso l.l. in ink: pxr S.P.70 [Customs stamp]
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceRudolf Meyer Riefstahl; sold to Mildred Kip Frost, 1969; to present collection, 1983
Exhibitions
Teaching events
Murad Mumtaz, ARTS 344, s21
RTI photography
Murad Mumtaz, ARTH 105, s26