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Portrait of Mirza Dakhani, Naubat Khan | musefully
Hardas. Portrait of Mirza Dakhani, Naubat Khan, late 17th century. Color wash on paper, sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (18.4 x 12.4 cm). Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.56. No known copyright restrictions.
Verso, at the top, in nastaliq script: Likeness of Mirza Dakhani who had become Naubat Khan, work of the artist Har Das son of Anup Chatar; at left, in Devanagari script: Likeness of Naubat Khan former name Mirza Dakhani. Padshah Aurangzeb [elevated him in favor?]. Formerly [he was] a Khanazad [born in imperial service]... soldier of good perception worthy of trust; at right, in Devanagari script: The painter Hardas son of Anupchitr [sic]. (Trans. R. Skelton) Both Devanagari inscriptions are headed by the auspicious Shri.
