"Shah Jahan on Horseback", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

PayagWW-1505-353976

1505·Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper·H. 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm) W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)

Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955

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Year: 1505
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm) W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Payag

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Payag was a major Indian Hindu artist of Mughal painting, in the 17th century. He was noted for the dark realism of his paintings, including portraits of holy men and wounded soldiers, describing the horrors of war.

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Artist: Payag
Year: 1505
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm) W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Watts ID: WW-1505-353976

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Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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