Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Murshidabad (made)

Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a king, possibly Shah Jahan, hunting with a spear, followed by servants on foot.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Royalty
Hunting
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Paint
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, king hunting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Murshidabad, ca. 1770
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a king, possibly Shah Jahan, hunting with a spear, followed by servants on foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 280mm (maximum)
  • Width: 186mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 243mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 148mm
14/08/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A king, possibly Shah Jahan, hunting with a spear, followed by servants on foot.
Style
Mughal
Object history
Transferred from the Department of Engraving, Illustration & Design.

RP 57/68
Subjects depicted
Ruler
Hunting
Spear
Servants
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
D.367-1908

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O405463/painting-unknown/
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