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W.709, Single leaf of a seated man with a flower

Abstract

This Indian drawing with opaque watercolor and illumination depicts a man seated against a cushion holding a flower in his left hand. The work was executed in India during the twelfth century AH / eighteenth CE. There is a Persian inscription reading, "a youth as ambitious as Iskandar (Alexander the Great)."

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Persistent URLs (PURLs)

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http://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.709/browse

http://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.709/TEI

http://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.709/description

http://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.709/data

 
 

1. fol. W.709a

   
   • W709_000001_1200.tif
     Size: 157.5 MB (165,156,442 bytes)
   • W709_000001_300.tif
     Size: 5.6 MB (5,905,486 bytes)
   • W709_000001_sap.jpg
     Size: 529.4 kB (542,156 bytes)
   • W709_000001_thumb.jpg
     Size: 9.5 kB (9,735 bytes)

2. fol. W.709b

   
   • W709_000002_600.tif
     Size: 38.8 MB (40,718,976 bytes)
   • W709_000002_300.tif
     Size: 5.5 MB (5,818,048 bytes)
   • W709_000002_sap.jpg
     Size: 643.3 kB (658,726 bytes)
   • W709_000002_thumb.jpg
     Size: 10.8 kB (11,021 bytes)