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A Beggar Kisses the Foot of the Prince’s Horse | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI

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A Beggar Kisses the Foot of the Prince’s Horse

A Beggar Kisses the Foot of the Prince’s Horse

DrawingsPersian16th century

A Beggar Kisses the Foot of the Prince’s Horse

c. 1535-1540

Artists

Sultan MuhammadArtist

Description

In the center of this drawing, a young prince rides a beautiful stallion. The youth watches and gestures toward a barefoot man who kneels to kiss the foot of the stallion. An emaciated nag stands behind the kneeling man. This nuanced line drawing conveys the psychological characteristics of the different personages of the prince and the poor man.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink on off-white paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Safavid period

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

12.5 x 20 cm (4 15/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

Provenance

[Armenag Sakisian], by 1929. [Annie Kevorkian], by 1965, sold; to Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warner, New Hampshire (November 1965-2008), by inheritance; to Edith I. Welch, Warner, New Hampshire (2008-2011), gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2011.

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