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Courtier Awaiting Akbar's Command by Basawan — VisualArtsDB

Courtier Awaiting Akbar's Command

Courtier Awaiting Akbar's Command

1570–1580

Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions: image with border: 13.5 x 11.5 cm (5 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Genre: Album
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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