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Emperor Jahangir

Painting
18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Mughal Empire (made)
Murshidabad (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, the Mughal Emperor Jahangir with hunting hawk and teal. The Emperor wears pink, with gold, embroidered collar and belt.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Royalty
Portraits
Hunting
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleEmperor Jahangir (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Paint
Gold
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Emperor Jahangir with hunting hawk, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, probably Murshidabad, probably 18th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, the Mughal Emperor Jahangir with hunting hawk and teal. The Emperor wears pink, with gold, embroidered collar and belt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 111mm
  • Width: 72mm
14/08/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
The Mughal Emperor Jahangir with hunting hawk and teal.
Style
Mughal
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Hunting
Ruler
Hawk
Duck
Jahangir
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.181-1955

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O433912/emperor-jahangir-painting-unknown/
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