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Young Mughal Courtier with a Falcon

Islamic (Artist)
late 10th century AH/AD 16th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Mughal; Safavid; Qajar)
ink and paint on paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet)

This folio from Walters W.668 depicts a young Mughal courtier with a falcon.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

'Abduh Khudadad, 1189 AH/AD 1775 [mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression: 'Abduh Khudadad, 1189 AH/AD 1775 on fol. 58a]; Farhad, 1234 AH/AD 1800 [mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression: Farhad, 1234 AH/AD 1800 on a number of folios];
Muhammad al-Hasani [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression: Muhammad al-Hasani on fol. 28a]; Fath 'Ali [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression: Fath 'Ali on fol. 82b]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2012 Paradise Imagined: Images of the Garden in the Islamic and Christian World. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
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Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin) India (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 11 5/8 x W: 7 1/2 in. (29.5 x 19 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.

W.668.64B

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Album of Persian and Indian Calligraphy and Paintings

Islamic
late 10th century AH/AD 16th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Mughal; Safavid; Qajar)
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