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Women Enjoying the River at the Forests Edge, c. 1765. Creator: Hunhar II (IndianWomen Enjoying the River at the Forests Edge, c. 1765. The image of young women at play, in association with water and the fruiting of trees, such as this mango
Seated satyr, with enlarged head of same (recto); head of a woman (verso), 1527-96
Un Hebreo, from Christ Shown to the People (recto); Design for a Wall Decoration with Pasted-in Sketches after Raphael (verso), after 1556 (recto), c. 1580s-90s (verso)
Text of Rustam and Suhrab, from the Shah-nama of Firdausi (Persian, c. 934-1020), c. 1610. This page of text from the jewel-like copy of the Shah-nama made in the southern Indian city of Bijapur
Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso), c. 1710. Creator: UnknownA Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso), c. 1710
Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719-1748)... (recto), 1764Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719-1748) holding a falcon (recto); Calligraphy (verso), 1764
Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1650. Jahangir, the fourth Mughal emperor, was remembered for his greatness long after his death
Street Scene (recto); Sketches (verso), c. 1848-49. Creator: Gustave Dore (French, 1832-1883)Street Scene (recto); Sketches (verso), c. 1848-49
Study of Hands (recto), 1800s. Creator: Theodule Ribot (French, 1823-1891)Study of Hands (recto), 1800s
Portrait of Raja Ram Singh of Amber (r. 1667-1688) with a Deccan Sword, c. 1680-1685
Mahliqa, Daughter of the Emperor of China, Pointing at the Bird-Man Khwaja Mubarak: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (verso); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso), c
Hunting with Falcons in a Landscape, c. 1558-1560; borders added probably 1700s. CreatorHunting with Falcons in a Landscape, c. 1558-1560; borders added probably 1700s. The Mughals hunted on horseback with falcons. The hunting party would ride out into the wild and flush the prey
Kabir and Two Followers on a Terrace (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1610-1620. Creator: UnknownKabir and Two Followers on a Terrace (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1610-1620
Kabir and Two Followers on a Terrace, c. 1610-1620. Creator: UnknownKabir and Two Followers on a Terrace, c. 1610-1620
Court lady singing and playing the vina, c. 1760. Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (IndianCourt lady singing and playing the vina, c. 1760. Her mouth open slightly in song, the womans hennaed fingers strum a three-string vina
Court lady pouring wine, c. 1760. Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s)Court lady pouring wine, c. 1760. The artist has depicted a glass or crystal duck-headed decanter adorned with a gilded grapevine motif, signaling the contents
A Night Scene of Shiva Puja, c. 1760-70. Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s)A Night Scene of Shiva Puja, c. 1760-70. Hindu women had been prominent members of Mughal harems since the time of Akbar, whose chief queen was a Hindu princess from the kingdom of Amber
A Princess on a Terrace with Attendants at Night, c. 1760. Creator: UnknownA Princess on a Terrace with Attendants at Night, c. 1760. Before a terrace pavilion in the womens quarters of a palace, a royal woman stretches to show off her figure in accordance with age-old
A princess on a terrace with attendants at night (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1760. Before a terrace pavilion in the womens quarters of a palace
A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night; verso: calligraphy of a quatrain, c. 1760. Images of pleasure and play abound in Mughal paintings of the latter half of the 1700s
A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance…, cA Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I, c. 1710
A prince conversing with a woman while taking refreshments on a terrace, c. 1710-1720. A princess pours liquor from a golden bottle into a tiny cup for a prince visiting the womens quarters in a
Lovers parting, page from a book of fables, c. 1590-95. Creator: UnknownLovers parting, page from a book of fables, c. 1590-95. The lovers have met in a remote wilderness location, away from the city shown in the distance
Akbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90…, cAkbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu l Fazl (Indian 1551-1602), c. 1602-3; borders added c. 1700s
From the Farhang-i Jahangiri (Persian-language Dictionary)... 1607-1608. Creator: UnknownFrom the Farhang-i Jahangiri (Persian-language Dictionary) compiled by Mir Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju of Shiraz (Persian, d. 1626), 1607-1608
A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess; verso: scrolling floral vines, 1755. In a scene set on a carpeted terrace in the womens palace quarters
A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess, 1755. Creator: Fayzullah (Indian, active c)A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess, 1755. In a scene set on a carpeted terrace in the womens palace quarters
An African Lyre Player (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1640-1660. Creator: UnknownAn African Lyre Player (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1640-1660
An African Lyre Player, c. 1640-1660. Creator: UnknownAn African Lyre Player, c. 1640-1660. The anonymity of the subject of this painting obscures whether this is a portrait of a historical person, or a generic depiction of a musician