Painting
ca. 1700 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, unfinished, depicting the Mughal Emperor Akbar (Akbar the Great, 1556-1605) as an aged man, enthroned, outside a terrace pavilion, attended by two ladies carrying a royal insignia and a cordial tray. The garden is outlined in blue on green with cyprus, plantain and other trees and shrubs, in the foreground a fountain flanked by poppy beds.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Emperor Akbar, in opaque watercolour on paper, Deccan, ca. 1700 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, unfinished, depicting the Mughal Emperor Akbar (Akbar the Great, 1556-1605) as an aged man, enthroned, outside a terrace pavilion, attended by two ladies carrying a royal insignia and a cordial tray. The garden is outlined in blue on green with cyprus, plantain and other trees and shrubs, in the foreground a fountain flanked by poppy beds. |
| Content description | The Mughal Emperor Akbar (Akbar the Great, 1556-1605) as an aged man, enthroned, outside a terrace pavilion, attended by two ladies carrying a royal insignia and a cordial tray. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Messrs luzac & Co., 46 Great Russell Street |
| Object history | Purchased from Messrs luzac & Co., 46 Great Russell Street. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. RP 1913-1239M |
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| Accession number | IM.285-1913 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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