About the Artwork
Portrait of a Prince
ca. 1650
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Indian
Indian
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
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)
Paintings
Islamic Art
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel
F74.3
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed in Persian, under portrait: [transliterated: Shir-i Badir Shah ibn Alamgir.] [translated: The lion Bahadur Shah, son of Alamgir]
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)
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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.).
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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.
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