"Jahangir and His Vizier, I'timad al-Daula", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Manohar|Mir 'Ali Haravi

recto: ca. 1615; verso: ca. 1530–45 · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · Islamic Art

While Jahangir (r. 1605–27) and l'timad al-Daula (a title meaning "reliance of the state") greet each other formally in this painting, they had a warm personal relationship, for in 1611 l'timad al-Daula’s daughter had married Jahangir. By virtue of this connection, her father became the chief minister of the realm, a position he retained until his death in 1622.

Artist

Manohar|Mir 'Ali Haravi

Date

recto: ca. 1615; verso: ca. 1530–45

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955