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Folio 9 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Amir Kabir in audience with kneeling courtiers (recto); Blank page (verso)

Folio 9 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Amir Kabir in audience with kneeling courtiers (recto); Blank page (verso)

Persian

Folio 4 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Dancer with finger-cymbals (recto); Embracing couple approached by a woman (verso)

Folio 4 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Dancer with finger-cymbals (recto); Embracing couple approached by a woman (verso)

Persian

Names of the Prophet (recto), The Ka`ba in Mecca (painting, verso), folio 11 from a Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat

Names of the Prophet (recto), The Ka`ba in Mecca (painting, verso), folio 11 from a Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat

Ottoman

Qaydafa Recognizes Iskandar from His Portrait (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Qaydafa Recognizes Iskandar from His Portrait (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Rustam Fending off the Rock Dropped by Bahman (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Rustam Fending off the Rock Dropped by Bahman (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

The Ka`ba at Mecca (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 20 (detached) from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

The Ka`ba at Mecca (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 20 (detached) from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Ottoman

Khusraw and Shirin with Courtiers and Pomegranates  (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Khusraw and Shirin) by Nizami

Khusraw and Shirin with Courtiers and Pomegranates (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Khusraw and Shirin) by Nizami

Persian

The Death of Luhrasp in Battle against the Forces of Arjasp (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

The Death of Luhrasp in Battle against the Forces of Arjasp (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Lovers with Wine (painting, verso); Love Poetry (calligraphy, recto), folio from an album, right-hand side of a bifolio

Lovers with Wine (painting, verso); Love Poetry (calligraphy, recto), folio from an album, right-hand side of a bifolio, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Attributed to Mir `Ali Haravi

The Constellation Serpentarius (painting, recto and verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib by al-Sufi

The Constellation Serpentarius (painting, recto and verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib by al-Sufi

Persian

It's the Day for the Garden (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 173 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

It's the Day for the Garden (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 173 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Ascribed to Mahesh

The Beloved Arrives at Midnight (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 54 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

The Beloved Arrives at Midnight (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 54 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Ascribed to Shiva Das

Rashnavad Battles the Rumis (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Rashnavad Battles the Rumis (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Persian

Battle scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (137) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Battle scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (137) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Uzbek

Battle scene (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (83) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Battle scene (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (83) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Uzbek

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

Untitled (full-length portrait of young man in bowler hat standing in front of painted backdrop hung in outdoor setting)

Untitled (full-length portrait of young man in bowler hat standing in front of painted backdrop hung in outdoor setting)

Unidentified Artist

Untitled (full-length portrait of two men standing behind two seated women with painted backdrop of river scene)

Untitled (full-length portrait of two men standing behind two seated women with painted backdrop of river scene)

Unidentified Artist

The Prophet’s Mosque at Medina (painting recto, text verso of folio 19) from a manuscript of prayer

The Prophet’s Mosque at Medina (painting recto, text verso of folio 19) from a manuscript of prayer

Ottoman

Man Seated at a Table

Man Seated at a Table, 1834 - 1903

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

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