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recto:

Falcon, early 18th century.

Almost identical to the painting on the opposite folio (RCIN 1005069.f) but smaller and in reverse: a grey and white falcon standing on a perch in a meadow.


verso:

Portrait of Kam Bakhsh, c.1700.

An oval bust portrait of the Mughal Prince Kam Bakhsh (1667-1709), the fifth son of Emperor Alamgir and his Hindu concubine Udaipuri. The portrait is surrounded by a blue panel decorated with a floral arabesques, which has been extended at the top by 2.4 cm.

Beneath this is a horizontal rectangular panel containing a painting of a male and female pigeon beside a dovecote, originally against a plain background but later filled in with a brown wash.


For further information on this album see RCIN 1005069.