Portrait of Nadir Shah

A small seated figure in a tall hat with a feather plume appears at the center of a tan rectangular sheet, framed by a green border. The sheet sits within a marbled paper mount with blue paisley-like motifs on grey-green swirls.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-18th century

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2563 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art