"Portrait of Raja Bikramajit (Sundar Das)", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Bichitr, 1515

MEDIUMInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

DIMENSIONSH. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)

LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bichitr

Mughal court painter who portrayed Emperor Jahangir in allegorical masterpieces blending Persian and Indian styles.