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Portrait of Shah Abbas I
According to the inscription in the upper panel of this manuscript leaf, Walters W.713, this painting depicts the Safavid ruler Shah 'Abbas I (reigned 996 AH/AD 1588-1038 AH/AD 1629). It was likely produced in India in the 12th century AH/AD 18th. The Safavid ruler is shown in a stylized landscape. The blue, gray, and salmon borders are decorated with illuminated floral and zoomorphic motifs.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
India (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 14 15/16 x W: 10 1/16 in. (38 x 25.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.713.A
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