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Johnson 2,4
- Record Id:
- 041-003286490
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x00002d
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171470980.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 2,4
- Title:
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Prince 'Azim al-Shan
- Scope & Content:
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Prince ‘Azim al-Shan (d.1712).
Mughal, c.1710.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Inscribed beneath: ‘Azim ush Shan’; numbered 16 in Persian inventory note; on reverse in Persian: ‘qaimat-i tasvir-i padshah zada ‘azim al-shan 20’ (the price of this picture of Prince Azim al-Shan is 20).
Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue and gilt-sprinkled borders.
202 by 109 mm; page 451 by 305 mm.
A square seal on the reverse has been erased.
The prince, facing right, stands in a flowery meadow, holding a ‘sarpesh’ in his left hand, and resting his right hand on the hilt of his sword. A radiant halo glows about his head and he is dressed in a pale yellow jama with brocade flowers, a red and gold turban, and decorated gold boots and ‘patka’. The sky is pale green with streaked and coloured clouds towards the top.
Note: ‘Azim al-Shan was one of the four sons of Bahadur Shah, and the father of Farrukh Siyyar. In 1704 Aurangzeb appointed him governor of Bengal where he made his capital at Patna, naming it Azimabad. He was killed in an elephant accident during the succession war of 1712.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003286486
041-003286490 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 2 : Total of 13 leaves separately mounted. All male portraiture, although a few pictures contain several figures around a central character,…
Johnson 2,4 : Prince 'Azim al-Shan - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0003]/040-003286486[0004]/041-003286490
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Johnson Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100171470980.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Mughal style
Mughal/18th century style - Start Date:
- 1709
- End Date:
- 1711
- Date Range:
- c 1710
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: opaque watercolour
- Former Internal References:
- J.2,4
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 148
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)