Portrait of a notable, Mughal India, 17th century Pigments and gold on paper depicting a bearded notable with an aquiline nose, standing and facing right on a green water background. He is dressed in a white jama closed by a golden belt with floral decoration in which a gold-plated dagger has been slipped and wearing a matching turban. On the back, calligraphic composition inscribed with a Persian quatrain in nasta'liq in black ink in reserve on a gilded background of polychrome floral scrolls. A cartouche gives the signature of the calligrapher Muhammad Afdal and the date of 1137 H / 1724. Double border painted with a gilded floral decoration on colored paper and beige margin. Total size: 37.9 x 26.5 cm; painting size: 19.6 x 10.6 cm; calligraphy size: 19.5 x 9.4 cm Some retouches and jumps of polychromy on the painting, folds, stains and tear stuck on the calligraphy. A Mughal Portrait of a nobleman, India, 17th century Private collection in Paris from 1975 to 2000 - first part (lots 120 to 173).