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Akbar

Painting
ca. 1800 (made)
Place of origin
Mughal Empire (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Akbar receiving two mansabdars (men of rank) in a palace garden.


Object details

Categories
ELISE
Paintings
Royalty
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleAkbar (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Gold
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Akbar receiving his son Jahangir and others in a palace garden, probably after a 17th century original, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, ca. 1800
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Akbar receiving two mansabdars (men of rank) in a palace garden.
Dimensions
  • Page height: 338mm
  • Page width: 271mm
29/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Akbar receiving two mansabdars (men of rank) in a palace garden.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Lady Wantage
Subjects depicted
Ruler
Aristocrats
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.110-1921

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O405444/akbar-painting/
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