A holy man prostrating himself before a learned prince

Manohar (Indian, active late 1500s)

Artist

Manohar (Indian, active late 1500s)

Date

c. 1585; border added probably 1700s

Medium

ink on paper, laid down with borders of gold-decorated blue paper

Origin

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

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