Mansur (Mughal; active ca. 1589–1626)Zebra Presented to the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605–1627) b
Mansur (Mughal; active ca. 1589–1626)Zebra Presented to the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605–1627) by Mir Ja'far (folio from the Minto Album)Inscribed (in Persian): “A mule which the Turks in the company of Mir Ja'far had brought from Abyssinia in the year 1620–21, completed by Nader al-Asri, Ustad Mansur.” Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, 1621 Victoria and Albert Museum, London -- source link
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