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Five Holy Men, A Leaf From the St. Petersburg Album. Attributed to Govardhan. Mughal India, c. 1625-1630. Sotheby's C Welch Part II 6 April 2011 Lot 94

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Govardhan
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English: Five Holy Men, A Leaf From the St. Petersburg Album. Attributed to Govardhan, Mughal India, c. 1625-1630. Opaque watercolour on paper, mounted on an album leaf from the St.Petersburg Album, with wide cream borders decorated in gold; reverse with a large panel of nasta'liq calligraphy and wide borders of blue paper illuminated with gold scrolling floral motifs, the border of the reverse signed at lower right by Muhammad Hadi and dated 1172 AH/1758-9 AD. Sotheby's C Welch Part II 6 April 2011 Lot 94
Date between circa 1625 and circa 1630
date QS:P571,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1625-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1630-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
References B.N. Goswamy, The Spirit of Indian Painting. Close Encounters with 101 Great Works 1100-1900, London 2016, pp. 502-505
Source/Photographer https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/c-welch-part-ii-l11227/lot.94.html
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