Dragon and Monkey

Persian

Attendant on Horseback Subduing an Elephant

Indian

Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58) in Old Age

Signed by Hashim

Small Dragon in Foliage

Ottoman

Krishna Fluting in the Forest

Indian

Portrait of a Mughal Courtier

Indian

Dragon in Foliage (drawing, recto); calligraphy, (verso)

Drawing signed by Mir Sayyid Muhammad Naqqash

Verses about the Uses of Wealth, folio from an album

Calligraphy by Maqsud ibn Mahmud

Didactic Verses by Sa'di, folio from an album

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali al-Katib al-Sultani

Two Youths, folio from a manuscript

Persian

Arabic Love Poem, folio from an album

Calligraphy by Muhammad Hashim Isfahani

Romantic Verses, folio from an album

Persian

Man of Letters, folio from an album, c. 1560-70 - 1635

Attributed to Aqa Riza (Riza ‘Abbasi)

Lakshmana Removes a Thorn from Rama's Foot

Indian

Arabesque with Dragon and Parrot

Portrait of Shah Abu’l Ma’ali, 16th century

Attributed to Mir Sayyid ‘Ali

A Maiden Reclines, drawing by Aqa Riza (recto); calligraphy by Ahmad al-Husayni (verso), c. 1560-70 - 1635

Attributed to Aqa Riza (Riza ‘Abbasi)

Seated Dervish

Persian

Verses of Poetry (recto and verso), folio from an album

Ottoman

European Print (painting, verso; calligraphy, recto), folio from an album

Italian