Painting
ca. 1750 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, the hero Jahangir on horseback in combat with the evil champion Hizabr mounted on a rhinoceros. Page from an illustrated Shah nama.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Shah nama illustration, Jahangir on horseback in combat with Hizabr on rhinoceros, opaque watercolour on paper, Mughal, ca. 1750 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, the hero Jahangir on horseback in combat with the evil champion Hizabr mounted on a rhinoceros. Page from an illustrated Shah nama. |
| Content description | The hero Jahangir on horseback in combat with the evil champion Hizabr mounted on a rhinoceros. |
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| Gallery label | The hero Jahangir on horseback in combat with the evil champion Hisabr mounted on a rhinoceros. On the horizon the fight is watched by the King of Iran and his force on the right and the opposing army on the left. Reverse: the combatants are shown without spectators. Page of MS of the Shah Nama. Provincial Mughal, c. 1750.(1952) |
| Credit line | Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha. |
| Object history | From the Gayer-Anderson Collection. |
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| Associated object | IS.256-1952 (Verso) |
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| Accession number | IS.256:2-1952 |
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| Record created | July 18, 2013 |
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