AlbumsMughal17th century

Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58) in Old Age

c. 1650

Artists

HashimArtist

Classification

Albums

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Culture

Mughal

Period

Mughal period

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

38 x 26 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Louis Cartier Collection, Paris, (by 1958), sold; to Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warren, NH (1958-1999), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums.

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