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India and Iran

Page from the St. Petersburg Album

Portraits: Top left: Iran, c. 1740; top right: Iran, c. 1748; bottom left: India, 18th century; bottom right: India, 18th century; Calligraphy: Iran, late 16th century; Borders: Iran, mid–18th century
Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
24.7 × 15.9 cm (9.7 × 6.3 in)

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