Sketch of a Young Man and Persian Calligraphy 1630-50 Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper Sheet: 34.6 x 22.5 cm (13 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Image: 21.2 x 12.5 cm (8 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.) The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1925.132 INSCRIPTION script: Nasta'liq CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 729 archive.org EXHIBITION HISTORY San Francisco, M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, "Exhibition of Islamic Art," Feb.-March, 1937. New York, Iranian Institute, "Exhibition of Persian Art," 1940. The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).