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Alamgir II

Painting
ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Mughal Empire (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a portrait of 'Alamgir II (r. 1754-1759) smoking a huqqa.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Royalty
Portraits
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleAlamgir II (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Paint
Opaque Watercolour
Gold
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, 'Alamgir II smoking, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, ca. 1755
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a portrait of 'Alamgir II (r. 1754-1759) smoking a huqqa.
Dimensions
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 178mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 98mm
  • Height: 324mm
  • Width: 241mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A portrait of 'Alamgir II (r. 1754-1759) smoking a huqqa.
Object history
"W.F. 1764" written on the back, showing that it was once in the collection of William Fullarton.

Transferred from the Department of Engraving, Illustration & Design.

RP 51/2237
Subjects depicted
Ruler
Huqqa
Alamgir II
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
D.1206-1903

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O405571/alamgir-ii-painting-unknown/
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