"Portrait of Maharaja Bhim Kanwar", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album Painting by Nanha

Calligrapher:

   Mir 'Ali Haravi (d. ca. 1550)

Object Name:

   Album leaf

Reign:

   Jahangir (1605–27), verso

Date:

   verso: ca. 1615–29; recto: ca. 1540

Geography:

   India

Medium:

   Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Dimensions:

   H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm) W. 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm)

Classification:

   Codices

Credit Line:

   Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955

Accession Number:

   55.121.10.2

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   Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

   Signature: 55.121.10.2 recto: In Persian, in lower left corner triangle: The poorest of slaves, 'Ali.

   Inscription: 55.121.10.2 verso: In Persian, on the green ground to the left of portrait in Jahangir's hand: By Nanha, a portrait of Bhim Kunwar, son of Rana Amar Singh who received the title of Maharaja. In Persian, on the pink and gold floral border in Shah Jahan's hand: Our best servants during the days of our princehood were Maharaja Bhim and Raja Bikramajit, and they both took our part. 55.121.10.2 recto: In Persian, on the gold border: Illumination the work of the slave of the threshold Daulat.