Portrait of Baha’ al-din al-Amili sitting and praying on a sajadah (prayer rug), circa 1800 ::

Other Titles: (Study for a portrait of Emperor Aurangzeb)
Study for a portrait of a nobleman
Place where the work was made: North India → India
Period: Late Mughal circa 1720 - 1857 → India
Date: circa 1800
Media categories: Drawing , Miniature
Materials used: ink on paper
Dimensions: 18.4 x 13.0 cm sheet (irreg.)
Signature & date: Not signed. Not dated.
Credit: Bequest of Mr J. Kitto 1986
Location: Not on display
Accession number: 123.1986
Copyright: Reproduction requests
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