Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto)
1764
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
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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
The archer’s thumb ring is for drawing the bowstring. Perhaps he was left-handed.
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