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This is a copy of a 17th century painting by 'Abed, a Mughal painter of the Shah Jehan period. See Soudavar,A.: Art of the Persian Courts, New York 1992, fig.136b. p.336
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The Prophet and the physician
gouache heightened with gold on paper, in an interior, the Prophet wearing green sits with the four Rightly Guided Caliphs, Hasan and Husain as the bearded physician approaches, each identified beside, black border between white rules, mounted on gold-sprinkled blue card, India, 19th century - 7¾ x 5½in .(19.7 x 14cm.)
gouache heightened with gold on paper, in an interior, the Prophet wearing green sits with the four Rightly Guided Caliphs, Hasan and Husain as the bearded physician approaches, each identified beside, black border between white rules, mounted on gold-sprinkled blue card, India, 19th century - 7¾ x 5½in .(19.7 x 14cm.)