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Mughal artist
Portrait of Hakim Abul-Fath c. 1610-20
13.5 x 6.7 cm (image) | RCIN 1005038.ak
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f. 37 from a Mughal Album of portraits
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Verse of Persian poetry.
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Portrait of Hakim Abu'l-Fath, c.1610--20
Hakim Abul-Fath (d. 1588) was a doctor at the Mughal court under Emperor Akbar and rose high in the emperor's favour. He was a son of Mulla Abd al-Razzaq of Gilan, brother to Hakim Humam (see f. 33), and is credited with the invention of hookah (the water pipe).
For further information on this album see RCIN 1005038.Provenance
From an album thought to have been presented to George IV by Ghazi ud-Din Haider, Nawab of Awadh, c.1828.
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Measurements
13.5 x 6.7 cm (image)
