Portrait of Jahangir Beg, Jansipar Khan
Summary
"Portrait of Jahangir Beg, Jansipar Khan", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Painting by Balchand (Indian, 1595–ca. 1650)
Calligrapher:
Mir 'Ali Haravi (d. ca. 1550)
Object Name:
Album leaf
Reign:
Jahangir (1605–27), verso
Date:
verso: ca. 1627; recto: ca. 1530–50
Geography:
India
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H. 15 3/8 in. (39 cm) W. 10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm)
Classification:
Codices
Credit Line:
Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955
Accession Number:
55.121.10.37
This artwork is not on display
Balchand (1596–1640) was an Indian miniature painter, brother of Payag. Balchand began his long career in the imperial Mughal atelier.
Tags
Date
1650
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright info
public domain