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Catalogue of an interesting collection of Oriental miniatures: the property of Sir Robert A.W. Dent ; comprising Persian miniatures of the 16th and 17th century including a girl with a cat, early 17th century, lovers playing on a cushion, c. 1630, and a portrait of a youth by Afzal Al-Husayni, dated 1641-2 ; Mughal miniatures from the 16th to 18th century including a portrait of Shah Abul Ma'ali by Ustad Dust Musawwir, c. 1550-60, King Solomon and his court, c. 1600, a flower painting of two tulips and an iris, c. 1640, portraits of the Emperors Babur, Humayun, and Akbar, c. 1630, Hindola Ragini, c.1620, a European lady in 16th-century costume, c. 1615, a Mughal ruler with his lady, c. 1620, a portrait of a girl by Muhammad 'Ali, c. 1610, and miniatures of Christian subjects ; Deccani miniatures of the 17th and 18th century, including a portrait of Bijapur officer, mid-17th century, and a marbled paper picture of a horse, 17th century

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Corporate Author Sotheby's (Firm)
Title Catalogue of an interesting collection of Oriental miniatures : the property of Sir Robert A.W. Dent ; comprising Persian miniatures of the 16th and 17th century including a girl with a cat, early 17th century, lovers playing on a cushion, c. 1630, and a portrait of a youth by Afzal Al-Husayni, dated 1641-2 ; Mughal miniatures from the 16th to 18th century including a portrait of Shah Abul Ma'ali by Ustad Dust Musawwir, c. 1550-60, King Solomon and his court, c. 1600, a flower painting of two tulips and an iris, c. 1640, portraits of the Emperors Babur, Humayun, and Akbar, c. 1630, Hindola Ragini, c.1620, a European lady in 16th-century costume, c. 1615, a Mughal ruler with his lady, c. 1620, a portrait of a girl by Muhammad 'Ali, c. 1610, and miniatures of Christian subjects ; Deccani miniatures of the 17th and 18th century, including a portrait of Bijapur officer, mid-17th century, and a marbled paper picture of a horse, 17th century
Publisher London : Sotheby & Co., 1972
Physical desc. 36 pages, 14 pages of plates ; illustrations ; 25 cm.
Note 11/04/1972
Property of Sir A.W. Robert Dent
Date & place of sale Tuesday 11 April 1972, London
Person as subject Dent, Robert A. W. -- Art collections -- Catalogs
Subject Miniature painting -- Catalogs
Painting, Indic -- Catalogs
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul Empire -- Catalogs
Painting, Iranian -- Catalogs
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10013628 Box 11
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