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Bahadur Shah II (r. 1837-58), last Mughal emperor of India

Painting
ca. 1850 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This half-length portrait depicts the emperor sitting against a bolster, holding the mouthpiece of a huqqa, in the background is a landscape with a river.


Object details

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Object type
TitleBahadur Shah II (r. 1837-58), last Mughal emperor of India
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper. 19th century inventory records indicated that this painting was on ivory. Conservation assessment in 2018 revealed that the painting is in fact on paper.
Brief description
Painting, Watercolour on paper, Bahadur Shah II, Delhi, ca.1850.
Physical description
This half-length portrait depicts the emperor sitting against a bolster, holding the mouthpiece of a huqqa, in the background is a landscape with a river.
Dimensions
  • Length: 12.5cm
  • Width: 10cm
Style
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum, 1879.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 220 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
03575(IS)

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Record createdJanuary 28, 2000
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