AlbumsPersian16th century

Seated Princess with a Spray of Flowers (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album

c. 1540

Artists

Mirza ‘AliArtist

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: 39.7 x 28 cm (15 5/8 x 11 in.)

Provenance

Ducoté Collection, Paris (by 1912). Louis Cartier Collection, Paris (1912-1958). John Goelet, New York (by 1958), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum.

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