f. 3 from a Mughal Album of portraits

recto:

Verse by Jami  decorated with illumination in blue, gold and red.

هو الفرد
قصد شهرت نبود جامی را
کین همه نظم آبدار نوشت
بهر احباب بر صحیفه ی دهر
نکته ای چند بیادگار نوشت

signed: 'Malik Muhammad Ardabili in Shiraz, 1051 AH (1641 AD)'

Verso:

Portrait of Emperor Babur c.1600-5, by Nanha

Portrait of the first Mughal Emperor, Babur, kneeling on a namda rug. He wears a tall white turban with a conical orange cap (kula) and purple jama embroidered with gold. In his left hand he holds a safina manuscript and makes a gesture with the other. His face has been over-painted in the 18th century.

For further information on this album see RCIN 1005038.