Calligraphy from the St. Petersburg album

Object Details

• Calligrapher

  Attributed to Imad al-Hasani (died 1615)

• Borders

  Attributed to Muhammad Hadi (Iranian, active mid-18th century)

• Court

  Mughal Court

• School/Tradition

  Mughal School

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  At the Margins (June 4 to November 30, 1997)

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Album

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1600s, 1750s

• Name

  Imad al-Hasani, Hadi, Muhammad

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858), Illumination

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Language

  Nasta?li-q script

• Object Type

  Albums