'Four Portraits: (upper left) A Raja (Perhaps Raja Sarang Rao), by Balchand; (upper right) 'Inayat Khan, by Daulat; (lower left) 'Abd al-Khaliq, probably by Balchand; (lower right) Jamal Khan Qaravul, by Murad', Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1610–15; verso: ca. 1541, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Overall page: Ht. 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm), Codices, Painting by Balachand (active 1595–ca. 1650), Painting by Daulat (active ca. 1595–1635), Painting by Murad, These portraits were made for Jahangir (r. 1605–27), whose painters, while technically flawless, were able to reveal the nuances of characterization. 'Inayat Khan, a favorite courtier, is remembered today from two portraits made as he lay at death’s door, emaciated from his addiction to opium and wine, though here he appears healthy
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Four Portraits, upper left, Raja, Raja Sarang Rao, Balchand, right, Inayat Khan, Daulat, lower, Abd al-Khaliq, Jamal Khan Qaravul, Murad, Folio, Shah Jahan Album, recto, ca, 1610–15, verso, 1541, Attributed, India, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, paper, Overall page, Ht, 15 3/16, 38.6 cm, Codices, Painting by Balachand, active, 1595–ca., 1650, Daulat, active ca., 1595–1635, Murad, portraits, Jahangir, r, 1605–27, painters, technically flawless, able, reveal, nuances, characterization, Inayat, Khan, favorite courtier, remembered today, two portraits, lay, death, door, emaciated, addiction, opium, wine, healthy
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