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Add Or 2538-2539
- Record Id:
- 032-003271198
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003271198
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x00064a
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- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 2538-2539
- Title:
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Add.Or.2538-2539 2 ivory miniatures depicting the Mughal emperor, Akbar II, and his second son, Mirza Muhammad Salim. By Ghulam ‘Ali Khan, a Delhi pai ...
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Add.Or.2538-2539
2 ivory miniatures depicting the Mughal emperor, Akbar II, and his second son, Mirza Muhammad Salim.
By Ghulam ‘Ali Khan, a Delhi painter, c.1827.
Inscribed on back of original frames with a Persian inscription by the artist and an English translation and notes by Lord Amherst.
Water-colour on ivory; 8 by 5 ins.
Note: William Pitt, 2nd baron Amherst, who was created 1st Earl Amherst of Aracan in 1826, was Govemor-General of Fort William from 1823 to 1828. These miniatures were acquired by him and his wife while they were in India, probably during their visit to Delhi in February and March, 1827.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Amherst Collection
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003271198
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- Contains:
- Add Or 2538 : Akbar II (1806-37). Artist(s): Ghulam 'Ali Khan (fl.1817-1852)
Add Or 2539 : Mirza Salim. second son of Akbar II. Artist(s): Ghulam 'Ali Khan (fl.1817-1852)
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- 1827
- End Date:
- 1827
- Date Range:
- 1827-1827
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Source of Acquisition:
- Provenance: deposited on permanent loan by the 5th Earl of Amherst, M.C., together with Add.Or.2540, WD2966, P1743, and Mss Eur F140; purchased by the British Library in 1997.
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)