The poet Sa‘di (d.1291). Mughal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i hazrat-i shaykh sa‘di shirazi’ (a picture of Shaykh Sa‘di of Shiraz). Drawing; on an album page with outer mauve gilt-sprinkled border. 101 by 75 mm; page 378 by 255 m...
Timur enthroned with descendants: Babur, Humayun, Akbar and Jahangir enthroned, with the poet Sa'di on the left and an attendant on the right. Artist(s): Hashim (fl.1640-1650)
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The emperor Timur enthroned with his descendants. By Hashim, Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed on throne in Persian characters: ‘‘amal-i hashim’ (the work of Hashim); inscribed in the foreground with the emperors’ names: ‘Jahangir, Humayun, Babur, Akbar’ and w...