Unidentified, probably American and Mir Ghulam Hasan Dehlavi
Sihr al Bayan
1849
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- Artist Indian Artists: Unidentified, probably American
- Author: Mir Ghulam Hasan Dehlavi
Sihr al Bayan
1849
Physical Qualities
Ink and color on paper with cotton string binding, 9 1/4 × 5 7/8 × 9/16 in. (23.5 × 15 × 1.5 cm.)
Credit Line
The Baltimore Museum of Art
Object Number
2016.251
Fragment of an illustrated late 18th century Indo-Persian romance first published in 1805; this copy from later in the19th century. The BMA fragment has 11 of the original 23 miniatures:
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Art Across Asia: West Asian Connections," November 12, 2018-October 19, 2019 (2nd and 9th illustrations)
Collection installation, "Asia. The Art & Business of Writing", Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
Collection installation, "Asia. The Art & Business of Writing", Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
Artist Indian Artists
Unidentified, probably American
On View: Levy Gallery 1
