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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1950.131
Title
Seated portrait of Mulla Abd Al Qadir
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, album leaf
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Northern India
Period
Mughal period
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216661

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink on paper
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Language: Persian
    Script: Nastaliq
    ش ...ملا عبد ال قادر
    Sh… Mulla abd al-Qadir

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Grace Nichols Strong, Francis H. Burr and Friends of the Fogg Art Museum Funds
Accession Year
1950
Object Number
1950.131
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The inscription identifies the figure as Mulla Abd al-Qadir. He is shown in profile seated with his legs folded underneath him and with his hands clasped together on his lap. Al-Qadir is depicted with a dark beard and turban.

Exhibition History

  • Portraiture in Iran and India, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 12/09/1983 - 02/01/1984

Verification Level

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