
Portrait of an Artist or Scholar
A bearded man in a white robe and cream turban sits cross-legged on a raised platform, one hand lifted to his chin in thought. Behind him, slender flowering branches rise against a golden ground, and a floral border frames the sheet of paper.
- Artist
- Mughal
- Date
- 17th century
- Medium
- Watercolor, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 843 × 1172 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1700).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Lucy Maud Buckingham Memorial Collection





