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Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto)

Muhammad Rizavi Hindi

Cleveland Museum of Art

A man in a green outfit with a green turban sits in profile facing left. He has a mustache and a goatee. The man holds a falcon on his left hand. He wears multiple pearl necklaces and a large earring. A gold halo surrounds his head. He wears a yellow sash and a decorative belt. The man sits on a white cushion. The image has a gold border with a floral pattern along the bottom. The background is dark gray.

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657 × 900 px
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