AKBAR II (R.1806-37) WITH HIS SON MIRZA SELIM SEATED ON AN ELEPHANT

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25.04.2024 10:00UTC +01:00
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AKBAR II (R.1806-37) WITH HIS SON MIRZA SELIM SEATED ON AN ELEPHANT

MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1820

Translucent pigments heightened with gold on paper, three identifying inscriptions in neat black nasta'liq above with another under the elephant's head, pasted onto cardboard and subsequently pasted onto plain paper, the verso plain

Painting 9 x 7 ½in. (22.9 x 19cm.)





Inscribed

The long inscription in the top centre across two lines identifies Akbar Shah II. The figure to the right holding a flywhisk is identified by the inscription above as the Prince Mirza Selim. The figure driving the elephant is identified above as Mirza Najaf Ali Khan Faujdar. The elephant is identified as Chand Murat by the inscription under its chin.
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