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Album of Paintings entitled “Costumes of India”

Album of Paintings entitled “Costumes of India”, early 19th century

Lucknow Company School

Calligraphic Emblem of Sultan Mahmud I with Iris, folio from an album

Calligraphic Emblem of Sultan Mahmud I with Iris, folio from an album

Ottoman

Seated Man (drawing, recto), Calligraphy (verso), Folio from an Album of Calligraphy

Seated Man (drawing, recto), Calligraphy (verso), Folio from an Album of Calligraphy

Persian

An Image of Majnun with Verses from the Poem Layla va Majnun

An Image of Majnun with Verses from the Poem Layla va Majnun

Persian

Courtier Awaiting Akbar's Command

Courtier Awaiting Akbar's Command, 16th century

Attributed to Basawan

Portrait of a Nobleman with Striped Trousers

Portrait of a Nobleman with Striped Trousers

Indian

Portrait of Shah ‘Abbas I

Portrait of Shah ‘Abbas I, active early 17th century

Attributed to Bishndas

Verses about Love, folio from an album, left-hand side of a bifolio

Verses about Love, folio from an album, left-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Attributes and Uses of Chapters of the Qur'an, folio from an album

Attributes and Uses of Chapters of the Qur'an, folio from an album

Persian

Verses About Humility from the Bustan by Sa'di, folio from an album

Verses About Humility from the Bustan by Sa'di, folio from an album

Persian

Four Verses about Mystical Love, folio from an album

Four Verses about Mystical Love, folio from an album

Calligraphy by Mu'tamad al-Dawlah Mirza 'Abd al-Vahab

Virgin and Child with Angels (painting by a Portuguese artist), folio from the Gulshan Album; mounted with an ornamental border by a Mughal artist

Virgin and Child with Angels (painting by a Portuguese artist), folio from the Gulshan Album; mounted with an ornamental border by a Mughal artist

Indian

Floral Panel Surrounded by Calligraphic Panels Containing Six Couplets Describing the Beloved, folio from an album

Floral Panel Surrounded by Calligraphic Panels Containing Six Couplets Describing the Beloved, folio from an album

Ottoman?

Verses about Love, folio from an album, right-hand side of a bifolio

Verses about Love, folio from an album, right-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Letter to a Friend and Verses about Love, folio from an album

Letter to a Friend and Verses about Love, folio from an album

Persian

Calligraphy, Verses by Nizami Surrounded by Expressions of Self-reflection (recto); Drawing, Dragon in Foliage (verso)

Calligraphy, Verses by Nizami Surrounded by Expressions of Self-reflection (recto); Drawing, Dragon in Foliage (verso)

Calligraphy by Sultan Muhammad Khandan

Verses Praising the Beloved's Beauty, written for Fath `Ali Shah, folio from an album

Verses Praising the Beloved's Beauty, written for Fath `Ali Shah, folio from an album

Calligraphy by 'Abbas Nuri

A Compendium of Seals on Japanese and Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings (Wakan shoga inshū)

A Compendium of Seals on Japanese and Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings (Wakan shoga inshū)

Japanese

Verses Invoking `Ali, folio from an album

Verses Invoking `Ali, folio from an album

Calligraphy by Mir Muhammad

Houri in a Paradise Garden

Houri in a Paradise Garden

Ottoman

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