Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

c. 1650

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1650. India, Mughal, 17th century. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, borders with floral motifs in colors and gold (recto); black ink on marbled paper, a Persian quatrain in calligraphy (verso); page: 35.2 x 22.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.329 Jahangir holds a ruby or spinel, thought to be a talisman for military victory.

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Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: opaque watercolor and gold on paper, borders with floral motifs in colors and gold (recto); black ink on marbled paper, a Persian quatrain in calligraphy (verso)
Medium: opaque, watercolor, gold, paper, borders, floral, motifs, colors, recto, black, ink, marbled, persian, quatrain, calligraphy, verso
Dimensions: Page: 35.2 x 22.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: recto: Persian inscription above, in inner border, in nasta‘liq script: Great King Jahangir Inscription: verso: Persian verse in nasta‘liq script: The Feast is approaching, and I am dying for/ Your coquetry to make a sacrifice of me./ Do not hold back from killing me:/ For that very wish I have given up my soul.
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.329
Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Exhibitions: <em>Art and Stories from Mughal India</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).
Rights Statement: CC0