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Source Description
This Indian drawing with opaque watercolor and illumination, Walters manuscript leaf W.709, depicts a man seated against a cushion holding a flower in his left hand. The work was executed in India during the 12th century AH/AD 18th. There is a Persian inscription reading, "a youth as ambitious as Iskandar (Alexander the Great)."
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Document identity
localId
84209
label
Seated Man with a Flower
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object
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Source metadata
id
84209
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object
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title
Seated Man with a Flower
description
This Indian drawing with opaque watercolor and illumination, Walters manuscript leaf W.709, depicts a man seated against a cushion holding a flower in his left hand. The work was executed in India during the 12th century AH/AD 18th. There is a Persian inscription reading, "a youth as ambitious as Iskandar (Alexander the Great)."
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.5
height
8.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 5/16 x W: 3 3/8 in. (13.5 x 8.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
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2191
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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