Two horsemen hunting with falcons

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    1640s
  • Geography

    Isfahan, Iran
  • Material

    Ink and color on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W: 13.4 x 21.7 cm (5 1/4 x 8 9/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1953.46
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1953.46

Object Details

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Falcons: The Art of the Hunt (January 15 to July 17, 2022)
    Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)
    The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from Iran (October 14, 1978 to May 30, 1979)
    Collection of Friedrich and Maria Sarre (1932)
    International Exhibition of Persian Art (January 7 to March 7, 1931)
    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

    Isfahan, Iran
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Drawing
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