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Johnson 2,5
- Record Id:
- 041-003286491
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x00002e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171470988.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 2,5
- Title:
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The emperor Aurangzeb enthroned. Artist(s): Khemanand (fl.mid 17th century)
- Scope & Content:
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The emperor Aurangzeb enthroned.
By Khemanand, Mughal, c.1660.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Inscribed at bottom in Persian: ‘faqir-i haqir ‘amal-i khemanand’ (the work of the poor contemptible Khemanand); numbered 71 in Persian inventory note; on reverse priced in ‘raqam’: 30 rupees.
Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with coloured paper and gilt-sprinkled borders.
207 by 135 mm; page 428 by 286 mm.
The emperor receives a courtier who stands before him holding a sword. A prince stands on the left of the throne, with a small circular canopy above. In the background is a hillside and trees on the horizon.
Note: The prince is probably A'zam Shah (1653-1707), the third son of Aurangzeb. Another portrait showing him in a durbar scene is in an American private collection (Marteau and Vever (1913), pl.20; Welch (1963), no.59; Welch (1977), pl.37; Beach (1978), no.67).
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003286486
041-003286491 - 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 2,5 : The emperor Aurangzeb enthroned. Artist(s): Khemanand (fl.mid 17th century) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0003]/040-003286486[0005]/041-003286491
- 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_100171470988.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Mughal style
Mughal/Aurangzeb style - Start Date:
- 1659
- End Date:
- 1661
- Date Range:
- c 1660
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: opaque watercolour
- Former Internal References:
- J.2,5
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 97
- Exhibitions:
- Trading Places: The East India Company and Asia, British Library, 24 May 2002 - 15 September 2002
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)