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Emperor Shah Jahan

late 1600s

India, Mughal Dynasty

(1526-1756)
Medium
Gum tempera and ink on paper
Measurements
Image: 15.7 x 20.6 cm (6 3/16 x 8 1/8 in.); Overall: 21.3 x 28.9 cm (8 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust by exchange 1917.1065
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Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented gum tempera and ink painting on tan paper depicts Emperor Shah Jahan, a man with a light skin tone, in profile on a horse facing our right. He wears a patterned turban and holds a long spear, a thin halo framing his head. Above, two winged child figures float in clouds. A salmon-colored border with teal floral sprigs surrounds the scene, which features a torn upper-left corner.

Emperor Shah Jahan

late 1600s

India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756)

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