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A Mughal Prince, Perhaps Danyal, Holding a Sprig of Flowers
June 30, 1556
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Akbar 1556–1605
A Mughal Prince, Perhaps Danyal, Holding a Sprig of Flowers
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A Mughal Prince, Perhaps Danyal, Holding a Sprig of Flowers c. 1580-1590 India, Mughal, 16th century Opaque watercolor with gold on paper Miniature: 14.6 x 8.7 cm (5 3/4 x 3 7/16 in.) Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.293 PROVENANCE Sotheby’s, London, Important Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 20/November/1986, lot 19 EXHIBITION HISTORY The Cleveland Museum of Art (7/31/2016-10/23/2016) Art and Stories from Mughal India, cat. 9, p. 180.
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