Prince and Groom

Unknown

mid-16th century style · Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper · Islamic Art

This drawing is most likely an early 20th–century work in the style of the mid-16th century. The tree at the upper right is atypical of the period; the Safavid taj is out of keeping with the Qazvin–style face of the horseman; the bit of the horse is also atypical of 16th–century Safavid horse furniture. Figures lacking mouths like the groom at the right appear in modern drawings, paintings and lacquerware produced in the Safavid style. Even the regularity of the dappling of the horse points to a modern date.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-16th century style

Medium

Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935