Five Holy Men, A Leaf From the St. Petersburg Muraqqa

Five Holy Men, A Leaf From the St. Petersburg Album. Attributed to Govardhan, Mughal India, c. 1625-1630. Opaque watercolour on paper, mounted on an album leaf from the St.Petersburg Album, with wide cream borders decorated in gold; reverse with a large panel of nasta'liq calligraphy and wide borders of blue paper illuminated with gold scrolling floral motifs, the border of the reverse signed at lower right by Muhammad Hadi and dated 1172 AH/1758-9 AD. Sotheby's C Welch Part II 6 April 2011 Lot 94