Young prince

Object Details

• Court

  Mughal Court

• School/Tradition

  Mughal School

• Description

  Album folio; Young prince; single-page portrait.

  Border: The painting is set in gold, black, and white rulings surrounded by a pink inner frame and a yellow outer frame mounted on a dark- brown colored paperboard.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  Arts of Mughal India (2004) (August 21, 2004 to February 6, 2005)

  A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989)

• Origin

  Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1650s, 1660s

• Place

  Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Reign of Shah Jahan (1628 - 1658), Prince, Art, Shield, Henri Vever collection, Swords, Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858), Portraits

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings