Unknown

Asaf Khan ?

c. 1650
This very fine portrait is somewhat compromised by the overpainted background. The sitter, a member of Jahangir's court, remains unknown. On the belt is inscribed the name of the painter, Nadir al-Zaman ("the Wonder of the World"), the honorific title given by Jahangir to Abul Hasan, his favourite artist. Born in c. 1558-59 as the son of the painter Aqa Riza of Herat, Abul Hasan was familiar with European painting.
Artist
Title
Asaf Khan ?
Date
c. 1650
Medium
Painting
Materials
opaque watercolour on laminated paper
Dimensions
21.7 x 10.5 cm
Nationality
Indian
Credit line
Gift of Max Tanenbaum, Toronto, 1979
Accession number
23565