A Persian hero (Iskandar?) on horseback, shoots an arrow at the simurgh (phoenix). Gouache painting by a Persian artist, ca. 1750(?).

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1750
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582585i
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A Persian hero (Iskandar?) on horseback, shoots an arrow at the simurgh (phoenix). Gouache painting by a Persian artist, ca. 1750(?). Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1750

Physical description

1 painting : gouache on paper ; image 11 x 12 cm

Lettering

Persian script in couplets pasted on reverse

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Wellcome Collection 582585i

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