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Horse and groom
(حصان وعريس)

Title	Horse and groom
Title Original	حصان وعريس
Publication Date:	Approximately 935-945 AH / 1530 AD
Publication Place	- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject	Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	9.5 × 14 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	M.2010.54.2
Record ID	object;EPM;us;Mus21;48;ar
Library Location	Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date	Approximately 935-945 AH / 1530 AD
Notes	By the 16th century there was a tradition in Iran of depicting royal horses either with or without grooms for inclusion in albums. These horses were appreciated not only because of the fact that they stand out as the subject of a painting but because they were generally covered, as here, with decorated caps and other elegant accessories. In addition, the young, beautifully dressed groom in the painting wears a distinctive headdress associated with the beginning of the Safavid era. The painting is attributed to the Nastaliq script of Abd al-Samad, who produced many other works on the same subject in Iran and India. On the reverse side there are two designs, one in white nasta'liq script, signed by Sultan Muhammad Khandan and Hashim Madhab (the artist who does the gold plating).
Sample Text	"Horse and Groom" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;48;ar

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Horse and groom

(حصان وعريس)

Publication Date Approximately 935-945 AH / 1530 AD

Publication Place - Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Subject Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 9.5 × 14 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID M.2010.54.2

Record ID object;EPM;us;Mus21;48;ar

Library Location Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Date Approximately 935-945 AH / 1530 AD

Notes By the 16th century there was a tradition in Iran of depicting royal horses either with or without grooms for inclusion in albums. These horses were appreciated not only because of the fact that they stand out as the subject of a painting but because they were generally covered, as here, with decorated caps and other elegant accessories. In addition, the young, beautifully dressed groom in the painting wears a distinctive headdress associated with the beginning of the Safavid era. The painting is attributed to the Nastaliq script of Abd al-Samad, who produced many other works on the same subject in Iran and India. On the reverse side there are two designs, one in white nasta'liq script, signed by Sultan Muhammad Khandan and Hashim Madhab (the artist who does the gold plating).

Sample Text "Horse and Groom" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;48;ar