# Royal Horse Inspection

**'Aliquli Jabbadar** (Aliquli Jabbadar)  
Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), late 17th century  
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper  
Page: 46.8 × 31.1 cm, Painting: 23.1 × 17 cm (Page: 18 1/2 × 12 1/4 in., Painting: 9 1/8 × 6 11/16 in.)

Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1919.945. [The museum's record](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/76869).

## About this work

'Aliquli Jabbadar painted this in the Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), late 17th century. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

### What you’re looking at

Watercolor of tiny people and horses, framed with gold flowers on navy background.

_Description from the Art Institute of Chicago._

### How it was made

- **Opaque watercolour.** Watercolour made opaque with white or chalk and laid in flat, even layers. Persian and Indian painters ground their colours from minerals, applied them with the finest brushes and burnished the finished page.
- **Watercolour.** Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.

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Aliquli Jabbadar

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: Iran
- Real size: about 18 × 12 in (47 × 31 cm). The 16 × 20 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 17th century
- Subjects: horses, iran, islamic, safavid, shah abbas, Islamic (culture or style), "bizarre" style, isfahan
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/197.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/197/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86; 24 × 36 in $108; 30 × 40 in $148
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258; 30 × 40 in $338
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148; 24 × 36 in $178; 30 × 40 in $228
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5; 30 × 40 in $5

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