Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting the emperor Babur (1526-1530), wearing a robe of green brocade, and seated on a jewelled throne, in a palace terrace overlooking a garden, listening to the music of two female musicians.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, emperor Babur, opaque watercolour on paper, Delhi, early 19th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting the emperor Babur (1526-1530), wearing a robe of green brocade, and seated on a jewelled throne, in a palace terrace overlooking a garden, listening to the music of two female musicians.
Dimensions
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 170mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 142mm
  • Height: 422mm
  • Width: 285mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
The emperor Babur (1526-1530), wearing a robe of green brocade, and seated on a jewelled throne, in a palace terrace overlooking a garden, listening to the music of two female musicians.
Style
Credit line
Purchased from Messrs luzac & Co., 46 Great Russell Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IM.288-1913

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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