A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c20.s2.47
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c20.s2.47
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¹ They are, as stated, perfectly authentic for the men, but I share Manucci's doubts about the authenticity of the numerous supposed likenesses of Nūrjahān and other ladies. The rigid seclusion of females prescribed by Muslim usage seems to preclude the possibility of real portraits of ladies of rank.