Portrait of Mirza Dakhani, Naubat Khan
late 17th century
Hardas
Asian Art
- Maker/Artist
- Hardas
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Color wash on paper
- Locations
- Place made: India
- Dynasty
- Mughal
- Dimensions
- sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (18.4 x 12.4 cm)
- Inscribed
- Verso, at the top, in nastaliq script: Likeness of Mirza Dakhani who had become Naubat Khan, work of the artist Har Das son of Anup Chatar; at left, in Devanagari script: Likeness of Naubat Khan former name Mirza Dakhani. Padshah Aurangzeb [elevated him in favor?]. Formerly [he was] a Khanazad [born in imperial service]... soldier of good perception worthy of trust; at right, in Devanagari script: The painter Hardas son of Anupchitr [sic]. (Trans. R. Skelton) Both Devanagari inscriptions are headed by the auspicious Shri.
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 86.227.56
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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