"Portrait of a Noble in Gauzy White Costume", Folio from the Davis Album

Unknown

late 17th century · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · Islamic Art

This unidentified nobleman is dressed in the fashion of the Jahangir period when the double patka (sash) came into vogue. However, the treatment of the dark ground and figure suggest that it is from a later moment in the seventeenth century, based on an earlier model.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 17th century

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915