Azam Shah
Painting
ca. 1780 (made)
ca. 1780 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a portrait of Azam Shah, the third son of the Emperor Aurangzeb, hawking, on horseback with an attendant on foot. A later version of a Golconda original of ca. 1680.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Azam Shah (generic) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Azam Shah hawking, opaque watercolour on paper, South India, probably Mysore, ca. 1780, after a Golconda original of ca. 1680 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a portrait of Azam Shah, the third son of the Emperor Aurangzeb, hawking, on horseback with an attendant on foot. A later version of a Golconda original of ca. 1680. |
| Content description | Azam Shah, the third son of the Emperor Aurangzeb, hawking, on horseback with an attendant on foot. |
| Styles | |
| Credit line | Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha. |
| Object history | From the Gayer-Anderson Collection. |
| Production | after a Golconda original of ca. 1680 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | IS.254:2-1952 (Verso) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.254-1952 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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