"Portrait of a Prince in Yellow Robe, Holding a Falcon", Folio from the Davis Album

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

The bejeweled prince wears a distinctively colored yellow robe, jewel belt and double patka (sash) which came into fashion in the Jahangir period. He wears a hunting glove upon which his falcon is perched.

Artist

Unknown

Date

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