. English: Shahriyar ink and pigments on paper x cm. This Mughal drawing, Walters manuscript leaf is of a young man, identified by the inscription as Shahriyar, who was the youngest son of the 4th Mughal Emperor Jahangir (died 1037 AH/AD 1627). It dates to the 11th century AH/AD 17th. Shahriyar is shown in profile position, which is common in Mughal painting, especially in depictions of court ceremonies. The portrait is a preparatory drawing for a manuscript painting. It may have been at a later stage that the window frame and hand were drawn to suggest a jharoka scene. The buff-
. English: Shahriyar ink and pigments on paper x cm. This Mughal drawing, Walters manuscript leaf is of a young man, identified by the inscription as Shahriyar, who was the youngest son of the 4th Mughal Emperor Jahangir (died 1037 AH/AD 1627). It dates to the 11th century AH/AD 17th. Shahriyar is shown in profile position, which is common in Mughal painting, especially in depictions of court ceremonies. The portrait is a preparatory drawing for a manuscript painting. It may have been at a later stage that the window frame and hand were drawn to suggest a jharoka scene. The buff-tinted and gold-sprinkled border is attributable to the12th century AH/AD 18th. The portrait is inscribed shabih-i Shariyar in red Nasta'liq script. . 17th century. Indian School of the 17th century (AD) (Mughal) 555 Shahriyar, Indian School of the 17th century AD
Size: 1933px × 2585px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: (mug, ., /., 17th, century, century., indian, school
