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INDIA, MUGHAL, ATTRIBUTED TO GOVARDHAN (ACTIVE 1596-1640), 17TH CENTURY
Details
A Portrait of Jahangir with Infant Son
India, Mughal, attributed to Govardhan (active 1596-1640), 17th Century
The Emperor seated on a day bed holding one of his children on his lap, the child reaching into a dish of fruits, a female attendant standing behind; inscribed on the throne with attribution to Govardhan; mounted on an album page decorated with gold floral sprays in a latticework design; verso with page of calligraphy in large and small naskh and illumination in colors and gold; framed
Image: 9 x 5½ in. (22.8 x 13.9 cm.)
India, Mughal, attributed to Govardhan (active 1596-1640), 17th Century
The Emperor seated on a day bed holding one of his children on his lap, the child reaching into a dish of fruits, a female attendant standing behind; inscribed on the throne with attribution to Govardhan; mounted on an album page decorated with gold floral sprays in a latticework design; verso with page of calligraphy in large and small naskh and illumination in colors and gold; framed
Image: 9 x 5½ in. (22.8 x 13.9 cm.)
Provenance
Previously sold at Sotheby's London, 26 March 1973, lot 7