Puzzle sketch of four horses

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    1616
  • Geography

    Probably Isfahan, Iran
  • Material

    Ink on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (drawing): 12 × 15.4 cm (4 3/4 × 6 1/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1953.23
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1953.23

Object Details

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from Iran (October 14, 1978 to May 30, 1979)
    Collection of Friedrich and Maria Sarre (1932)
    Die Ausstellung Islamischer Buchkunst im Berliner "Art of the Islamic Book" (February to April, 1910)
    Ausstellung von Meisterwerken Mohammedanischer Kunst in München (May to October 1910)
  • Origin

    Probably Isfahan, Iran
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Drawing
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