Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, from the St. Petersburg album, Bichitr, 1615
Jahangir preferring a sufi sheikh to kings (one of the kings being a european), miniature painting by mughal artist bichitr, ca. 1620. Object Type: watercolor painting. Date: 1615. Dimensions: height: 25.3 cm (9.9 in) ; width: 18 cm (7 in). Medium: gold, ink, watercolor paint on paper. Depicted People: Jahangir I. Collection: Freer Gallery of Art. Bichitr - Jahangir preferring a sufi sheikh to kings