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21 janvier 2025

A Mughal Prince, Perhaps Danyal, Holding a Sprig of Flowers, c. 1580–90, Mughal India, court of Akbar

A Mughal Prince, Perhaps Danyal, Holding a Sprig of Flowers, c. 1580–90, Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum Tempera And Gold On Paper. Miniature: 14.6 x 8.7 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2013.293. Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.

 

Prince Danyal (1527–1605), the emperor Akbar’s youngest son, is said to have been his favorite. Danyal served his father as a military officer, leading contingents to the Deccan plateau in southern India, until he succumbed to an untimely death of alcoholism; Akbar himself died later that year.

Here, Danyal wears the thumb ring of an archer and grasps a white flower in his hand, recalling his epithet, Nosegay of Fortune’s Spring. In his right hand he holds prayer beads. A sword, knife, and dagger hang from his sash. This early Mughal portrait depicts him as he appeared in his mid-teens.

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