Scrolling Floral Vines, 1755. Creator: Fayzullah (Indian, active c. 1730-1765)Scrolling Floral Vines, 1755
Persian ruba‘i (quatrain) by Maulana Mu?ammad Murshidi Zawara i... cPersian ruba i (quatrain) by Maulana Mu?ammad Murshidi Zawara i (Persian, late 1500s-early 1600s), c. 1610-1620
A Cart Drawn by a Brown Horse Near a Lamp Pole; Verso: A Group of Mounted Officers, ca. 1815
The Adoration of the Shepherds; verso: Sketches, ca. 1532-37
Two Angels Flying; verso: God the Father Seated in the Clouds and a Sketch of a Figure Flying, ca. 1720
A Stone Tomb in a Forest;verso: Study of a Flower, 1830. Creator: Christen KobkeA Stone Tomb in a Forest; verso: Study of a Flower, 1830
Otto, Count of Nassau and his Wife Adelheid van Vianen, 1530-35. Commissioned by Henry III of Nassau, advisor to Emperor Charles V
Portrait of Alvise Contarini(?); (verso) A Tethered Roebuck, ca. 1485-95. CreatorPortrait of Alvise Contarini(?); (verso) A Tethered Roebuck, ca. 1485-95
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, c. 1710. Creator: UnknownStenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle, c. 1710
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
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
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
Flowering Marigold, c. 1765. Creator: Hunhar II (Indian, active mid-1700s), style ofFlowering Marigold, c. 1765. Trade with the Portuguese, which flourished through the 1500s to 1600s, brought many new plants to India from their territories in South America
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
Calligraphy of a Quatrain, c. 1760. Creator: UnknownCalligraphy of a Quatrain, c. 1760
Calligraphic exercises and verses of Hafiz (Persian, about 1325-1389), 1575-76. CreatorCalligraphic exercises and verses of Hafiz (Persian, about 1325-1389), 1575-76. This fine calligraphic work is signed and dated by a calligrapher who was highly regarded in both Safavid Iran
Calligraphy from a Ghazal of Badr al-Din Hilali Jaghata i (Persian, active c. 1500), c. 1550; borders added c. 1700s and mounted upside down
Calligraphy of a Pious Invocation in Rhyme, 1500s or 1600s. Creator: UnknownCalligraphy of a Pious Invocation in Rhyme, 1500s or 1600s
Calligraphy from a ghazal of Fakhr al-Din Iraqi (Persian, 1213-1289) and a verse from the Tuhfat al-ahrar (The Gift of the Free) of Abd al-Rahman Jami, c. 1760
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
Calligraphy, 1702. Creator: Ahmad al-HusainiCalligraphy, 1702
Calligraphy: Preface to the Anvar-i Suhaili, c. 1590. Creator: UnknownCalligraphy: Preface to the Anvar-i Suhaili, c. 1590. The lovers have met in a remote wilderness location, away from the city shown in the distance
Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains, c. 1760. Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (IndianCalligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains, c. 1760. Floral sprigs illuminate the central calligraphic work, and paired verses have been written in smaller script all around the border
Calligraphy, c. 1650. Creator: UnknownCalligraphy, c. 1650
Calligraphy: A Page of Text from Sadis Bustan, c. 1710-1720. Creator: UnknownCalligraphy: A Page of Text from Sadis Bustan, c. 1710-1720
Calligraphy, c. 1760. Creator: UnknownCalligraphy, c. 1760
Calligraphy, c. 1640-1660. Creator: UnknownCalligraphy, c. 1640-1660. The text of the poem praises the season of spring, with mystical undertones. The Persian verses are written from right to left in the cursive form of Arabic script known as
Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish Poems in Praise of Wine, c. 1500-20. Creator: Mirza MuhammadCalligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish Poems in Praise of Wine, c. 1500-20. This page of delicately illuminated calligraphy from the pre-Mughal period was mounted into a Mughal album
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
An African Lyre Player (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1640-1660. Creator: UnknownAn African Lyre Player (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1640-1660
A Country Road with Trees and Figures (recto); Willy Lotts House (verso), c1830. Painting housed at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXVII
