AlbumsPersian16th century

Portrait of Sultan Husayn Mirza, folio from an album

1480-1510

Artists

BihzadArtist

Classification

Albums

Medium

Ink, color and gold on paper; pricked

Culture

Persian

Period

Timurid period

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

folio: 34.3 x 32.7 cm (13 1/2 x 12 7/8 in.) frame: 57.5 x 43.5 cm (22 5/8 x 17 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Fredrik Robert Martin, Sweden, (by 1912-1929). Louis Cartier Collection, Paris (1929-1958). John Goelet, New York (1958), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum.

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