Portrait of a Mughal Prince, possibly a copy of a portrait of Sultan Shuja (1616-1659)

Islamic, Indian

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About the Artwork

Portrait of a Mughal Prince, possibly a copy of a portrait of Sultan Shuja (1616-1659)

between 1650 and 1700

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Indian

Islamic

Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper

Image: 9 3/4 × 5 1/2 inches (24.8 × 14 cm) Framed: 18 × 14 inches (45.7 × 35.6 cm)

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Islamic Art

Founders Society Purchase, Electra Willard Fund

26.8

This work is in the public domain.

Markings

Inscribed, in gold: Sultan Shuja' Inscribed, in black ink, center right

Provenance

(Maggs Brothers, London, England)

1926-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Published References

Eastman, A.C. "Six Indian Paintings" Bulletin of the DIA 8, no. 5 (February 1927).

University Liggett Antiques Show. Exh. cat., University Liggett School. Grosse Pointe Woods, 1979, p. 109.

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Islamic, Indian, Portrait of a Mughal Prince, possibly a copy of a portrait of Sultan Shuja (1616-1659), between 1650 and 1700, opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Electra Willard Fund, 26.8.

Portrait of a Mughal Prince, possibly a copy of a portrait of Sultan Shuja (1616-1659)
Portrait of a Mughal Prince, possibly a copy of a portrait of Sultan Shuja (1616-1659)