Timur (ruled 1369-1450). Inscribed: ‘No.1. Timour Shah. First Padshah reigned Sixty Years’; in Persian characters: ‘Timur Shah auwal badshah ta shast sal saltanat namudand.’
Timur Shah with two attendants, one holding a fly-whisk
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Timur Shah with two attendants, one holding a fly-whisk. Inscribed on back in Persian characters: ‘Timur Shah padshah ast u wakil-i rajah pish istadah ast’ (Timur Shah and in front stands the master of the standard). by mm. Note: The painting has been cut in half.
Timur, standing in three quarter view on terrace. Inscribed on reverse of drawing: A 'Tamerlane the Great.' B. 'No. 6 Tamerlane the Great.' In Persian: 'tasvir-i Shah Taimur-i Lang Padshah.' On detached old label: 'Tamerlane the Great.' Inscribed on wooden backboard of frame: 'Tamerlane the...
The Ottoman Sultan Bayazid in a cage at Timur's court
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The capture of Sultan Bayazid I of Turkey. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 9 in Persian inventory note; numbered in ‘siyaq’ on reverse. Gouache; on an album leaf with gold floral and gilt-sprinkled borders. 393 by 238 mm; page 480 by 331 mm. The Sultan...
A traditional portrait of the emperor Timur. Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at bottom in English: ‘Taimur’; numbered ‘29’ in Persian inventory note; on reverse: ‘qaimat-i tasvir-i amir timur 50’ (the price of this picture of Timur is 50). Gouache with ...
Timur enthroned with descendants: Babur, Humayun, Akbar and Jahangir enthroned, with the poet Sa'di on the left and an attendant on the right. Artist(s): Hashim (fl.1640-1650)
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The emperor Timur enthroned with his descendants. By Hashim, Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed on throne in Persian characters: ‘‘amal-i hashim’ (the work of Hashim); inscribed in the foreground with the emperors’ names: ‘Jahangir, Humayun, Babur, Akbar’ and w...