Portrait of a learned Mughal courtier. He is kneeling on a richly coloured carpet with the pages of unbound book spread out before him; he has a full black beard and moustache and is dressed in a simple white turban and plain yellow jama; a black thumb-ring adorns his right hand; a dagger hangs with a tassel from his sash; irises and other flowers grown in the green grass in the background. Dated 17th Century

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