"Study of a Nilgai (Blue Bull)", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

"Study of a Nilgai (Blue Bull)", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album · Mansur · ca. 1620 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0

"Study of a Nilgai (Blue Bull)", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album · Mansur · ca. 1620 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
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