Back to Search

Single Leaf of a Seated Man with a Flower

Title	Single Leaf of a Seated Man with a Flower
Author	Indian
Publication Date:	12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
Publication Place	India (Place of Origin) -
Subject	Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	H: 5 5/16 x W: 3 3/8 in. (13.5 x 8.5 cm)
Library:	The Walters Art Museum
Record ID	W.709
Library Location	Not on view
Date	12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
Notes	This Indian drawing with opaque watercolor and illumination, Walters manuscript leaf W.709, depicts a man seated against a cushion holding a flower in his left hand. The work was executed in India during the 12th century AH/AD 18th. There is a Persian inscription reading, "a youth as ambitious as Iskandar (Alexander the Great)."
Bağış/Edinim	Acquired by Henry Walters

View in source The Walters Art Museum The Walters Art Museum - Ottoman library catalog search

The Walters Art Museum

Single Leaf of a Seated Man with a Flower

Author Indian

Publication Date 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)

Publication Place India (Place of Origin) -

Subject Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions H: 5 5/16 x W: 3 3/8 in. (13.5 x 8.5 cm)

Library The Walters Art Museum

Record ID W.709

Library Location Not on view

Date 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)

Notes This Indian drawing with opaque watercolor and illumination, Walters manuscript leaf W.709, depicts a man seated against a cushion holding a flower in his left hand. The work was executed in India during the 12th century AH/AD 18th. There is a Persian inscription reading, "a youth as ambitious as Iskandar (Alexander the Great)."

Bağış/Edinim Acquired by Henry Walters