Royal Horse and Runner
The drawing of the blue-gray horse, its rich saddle, and the bare, rocky landscape are in a Persian vein, while the groom, with his small, tight turban, is rendered in the contemporary Mughal style.
Credit: Fletcher Fund, 1925
16th-17th century
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
29.8cm
25.68.3
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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