Muhammad Baqir
Roses and Nightingale

ArtistPersian, active 1740s–1800s
CulturePersian
Titles
  • Roses and Nightingale
Datelate 18th century
MediumInk and watercolor on paper
DimensionsSheet: 7 5/16 × 4 9/16 in. (18.6 × 11.6 cm)
Mount: 12 3/4 × 8 7/16 in. (32.4 × 21.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nasrin and Abolala Soudavar
Object number2015.97
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Object Type
ProvenanceAbolala Soudavar, Houston; given to MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions]
Recto: Signed in black ink, left center bottom edge [enclosed in four lobed cartouche]
Recto: Singed in black ink, upper center of mount [enclosed in illuminated cartouche, in different hand than above]
Verso: White round sticker, left top edge: [Arabic numeral 37, underlined]
Verso: Green round sticker, right top edge: [Arabic numberal 35, underlined]

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