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Shah Jahan

Painting
second half 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, portrait of Shah Jahan, opaque watercolour on paper, second half 18th century. 176th page in an album (numbered and viewed from right to left), containing paintings, miniatures of Rajput, Mughal and other rulers, all identified in Persian at the top, and most with English at the bottom in a late 19th century hand.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleShah Jahan (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, album page, Shah Jahan, opaque watercolour on paper, second half 18th century
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, portrait of Shah Jahan, opaque watercolour on paper, second half 18th century. 176th page in an album (numbered and viewed from right to left), containing paintings, miniatures of Rajput, Mughal and other rulers, all identified in Persian at the top, and most with English at the bottom in a late 19th century hand.
Content description
Shah Jahan.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Each page, including this one, is identified in Persian at the top, and most with English at the bottom in a late 19th century hand.
Credit line
Purchased from Countess of Carnwath, 34 Clanricade[?] Gardens, Notting Hill, W
Object history
The album previously belonged to Lawrence Sulivan.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IM.9:176-1912

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Record createdDecember 23, 2013
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