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Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings

Bichitr, 1615 – 1618
Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, Bichitr
Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, zoomed in
25.3 cmJahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings scale comparison18 cm

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings is a Mughal Watercolor, Gold Leaf and Ink Painting created by Bichitr from 1615 to 1618. It lives at the Freer Gallery of Art in the United States. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Royalty and Self-portraits. SourceDownloadSee Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings in the Kaleidoscope

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