AlbumsPersian16th century

Horseman and Running Page (painting, verso; calligraphy, recto), folio from an album

c. 1560

Artists

QadimiArtist

Classification

Albums

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Safavid period

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

sheet: 38.5 x 27 cm (15 3/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Louis Cartier Collection, Paris (by 1933-1958). John Goelet, New York (by 1958), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum.

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