Search the collection

Attributed to Muhammad Yusuf

The dying Rustam shoots Shaghad through the tree c. 1648

45.5 x 28.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 1005014.db

Master: Shahnamah شاهنامه (The Book of Kings)
Item: The dying Rustam shoots Shaghad through the tree

Attributed to Muhammad Yusuf

Master: Shahnamah شاهنامه (The Book of Kings) Item: The dying Rustam shoots Shaghad through the tree c. 1648

©

Description

f.472r
Painting in opaque watercolour with metallic paints

Provenance

From a Shahnamah manuscript made for Qarajaghay Khan, Governor of Mashhad, c. 1648. The manuscript was later in the library of the Durrani kings of Afghanistan, c. 1747–1822, and from 1822 in the library of Kamran Shah of Herat, who presented it to Queen Victoria in 1839.
People involved

Creator(s)

Attributed to
Search the collection Muhammad Yusuf
(artist)
Physical properties

Measurements

45.5 x 28.5 cm (page dimensions)
Groupings
Category
Manuscripts
Object type(s)
components
layout features (manuscripts/incunables)
illuminated manuscript
Subject(s)
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Literature
Poetry
Epic poems
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Mythical creatures
Dragons
Mythical birds

Quick Links

Official Royal Residences

The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.