"The Emperor Humayun Returning from a Journey Greets his Son", Folio from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama. Folio from the Davis Album

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"The Emperor Humayun Returning from a Journey Greets his Son", Folio from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama. Folio from the Davis Album

Abu'l Fazl

Date
ca. 1604
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Page: H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm) W. 8 1/4 in. ( 21 cm) Painting: H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm) W. 6 in. (15.2 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Object type
Illustrated album leaf
Classification
Codices
Country
India
Object number
30.95.174.14
Credit line
Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915

Artist information

Indian, Agra 1556–1602 Deccan Plateau

Subjects and terms

  • Horses
  • Men
  • Elephants

The Met object ID 448472. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.