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Prince Muhammed 'Azim ush-shan

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early 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Prince Muhammad 'Azim ush-shan, son of Bahadur Shah I, leading a prayer assembly in a marble mosque.


Object details

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Object type
TitlePrince Muhammed 'Azim ush-shan (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Large Clive Album, Prince Muhammed 'Azim ush-shan at prayer in mosque, opaque watercolour on paper, Mughal, early 18th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Prince Muhammad 'Azim ush-shan, son of Bahadur Shah I, leading a prayer assembly in a marble mosque.
Content description
Prince Muhammad 'Azim ush-shan at a prayer assembly in a marble mosque.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(inscribed at a later date)
Translation
[subject's name]
Transliteration
'Muhammad Azimu'sh-shan'
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the V&A, 1964
Object history
This album of 104 folios known as the Clive Album was formerly the property of the Earl of Powis, Powis Castle. (RP 1959/1747)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
The Indian Heritage. Court life and Arts under Mughal Rule London: The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982 Number: ISBN 0 906969 26 3 Skelton, Robert, cat. no. 83
Collection
Accession number
IS.133:38/A-1964

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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