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Neknam Khan

Painting
ca. 1690 - ca. 1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, portrait of Neknam Khan, a eunuch who served as Commander-in-Chief to 'Abdullah Qutb Shah and died in 1672.


Object details

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Object type
TitleNeknam Khan (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Neknam Khan, opaque watercolour on paper, Deccan, ca. 1690-1700
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, portrait of Neknam Khan, a eunuch who served as Commander-in-Chief to 'Abdullah Qutb Shah and died in 1672.
Content description
Neknam Khan, a eunuch who served as Commander-in-Chief to 'Abdullah Qutb Shah and died in 1672.
Style
Production
Another series of paintings in similar style, with similar borders, is to be found in the Cabinet des Estampes at the Bibliotheque Nationale and a few other examples belog to the Musée Guimet. The style is very similar to that of the Codex Manucci in the Bibliotheque Nationale.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.10-1955

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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