The emperor Akbar (ruled 1556-1605) facing left, seated on a throne with a hawk on his right hand. He wears a pink dress. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Abu’l-Fath Jalal al-Din Muhammad Akbar padshah i ghazi’; numbered in ‘nagari’ characters: ‘3.’
Add.Or.2657-2658 2 portraits of Mughal emperors seated on thrones on a tiled terrace. By a Lucknow artist, c.1790. Gouache; 8.75 by 6 ins. Heavy Indi ...
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Add.Or.2657-2658 2 portraits of Mughal emperors seated on thrones on a tiled terrace. By a Lucknow artist, c.1790. Gouache; 8.75 by 6 ins. Heavy Indian ink border. Purchased 15 August 1966. Note: These drawings were originally part of a set depicting Mughal emperors.
The emperor ‘Alamgir II (ruled 1754-59) facing right holding a jewel in his right hand. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Abu’l-‘Adl ‘Aziz al-Din ‘Alamgir i thani badshah-i ghazi’; numbered in ‘nagari’ characters: ‘11’: in English: ‘A Nabob on his Musnad.’
Dancing-girl in a white sari with a red border seated on a western-style sofa on a terrace. By a Lucknow artist, c.1780-90. Inscribed: ‘A Dancing Girl.’ Gouache; 8.5 by 5.75 ins. Heavy Indian ink border. Purchased 15 August 1966. Note: This drawing is almost identical in composition and su...