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Source Description
The tradition of making portraits of strange or favorite animals was initiated by the fourth Mughal emperor, Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) and was continued by both later Mughals and Rajput patrons. This study of a ram is from the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the famed builder of the Taj Mahal.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
9059
label
Animal Study: A Ram
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
9059
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Animal Study: A Ram
description
The tradition of making portraits of strange or favorite animals was initiated by the fourth Mughal emperor, Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) and was continued by both later Mughals and Rajput patrons. This study of a ram is from the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the famed builder of the Taj Mahal.
provenance
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
date
1625-1650
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Manuscripts & Rare Books
miniatures (paintings)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15.9
height
14.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 1/4 x W: 5 5/8 in. (15.9 x 14.3 cm); Framed H: 20 1/8 × W: 15 3/16 × D: 1 1/4 in. (51.12 × 38.58 × 3.18 cm)
Source extras
med
opaque watercolor on paper
creator_ids
2191
collection_ids
INT
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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c7dc3d456d764845