Add.Or.4396-4470 An album of 75 portraits depicting principally the courtiers and ministers of the Nizams of Hyderabad ‘Ali Khan (reg.1762-1803) and ...
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Add.Or.4396-4470 An album of 75 portraits depicting principally the courtiers and ministers of the Nizams of Hyderabad ‘Ali Khan (reg.1762-1803) and Sikandar Jah (reg.1803-29).assembled originally in Hyderabad in the early 19th century, refurbished about 1900 and presented in 1915 by Nizam Mir...
The Mughal emperor Babur (reg.1526-30), standing facing right and holding a hawk. Inscription (transposed with next): ‘Humayun Padshah.’. 170 by 85 mm.
The Mughal emperor Humayun (reg. 1530-40, 1555-56)
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The Mughal emperor Humayun (reg.1530-40, 1555-56), seated on a throne looking left and holding a golden fruit. Inscription: ‘Babar Padshah’. 152 by 99 mm.
Shah Shuja‘, Shah Jahan’s second son, standing facing left with a long sword and with a blacker beard than in his usual portraits. Inscription: ‘Shah Shuja’. 159 by 88 mm.
The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (reg. 1658-1707) as a young man
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The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (reg.1658-1707) as a young man, standing facing right with a hawk. Inscription: ‘Aurangzeb;’ and in Persian: ‘hazrat-i Aurangzib ‘Alamgir khuld makan’. 154 by 77 mm.