Akbar Mounting his Horse; page from the Chester Beatty Akbar Nama (History of Akbar)
1605–07
Gum tempera and ink on paper; Nim qalam drawing
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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of July 2026
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
In nim qalam drawings, literally "half pen" in Persian, most of the composition is done with monochrome washes, with only a few areas brightly colored or embellished with gold.
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