Inscribed, under portrait: [translated: Shir Badir Shah b. 'Alamgir.']
Portrait of a Prince, ca. 1650
- Indian
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Framed: Image: 9 1/4 × 5 3/8 inches (23.5 × 13.7 cm) Mount: 17 1/4 × 10 1/4 inches (43.8 × 26 cm)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel
F74.3
Department
Islamic Art
- Indian
- Standing
- Paper (fiber product)
- Gouache
- Gold
- Border (ornament area)
- Leaves (plant materials)
- Portrait
- Prince
- Man
- Painting (visual work)
- Sword
- Profile (figure)
Details
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
Provenance
Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel; 1974-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
University Liggett Antiques Show. Exh. cat., University Liggett School. Grosse Pointe Woods, June 13-16, 1979, p. 89. Krishna, Naval. "A Descriptive Catalog of the Indian Paintings in the DIA, USA," Master's Thesis, Museum Practice and Philosophy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1979. International Bulletin for Photographic Documentaion of the Visual Arts, vol. 11, no. 3. (cover ill.).
Rights Status
Indian, Portrait of a Prince, ca. 1650, opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel, F74.3.