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Parade of the Sons of Shah Jahan on Composite Horses and Elephants
Willem Schellinks, born 1627 - died 1678 - Enlarge image
Parade of the Sons of Shah Jahan on Composite Horses and Elephants
- Object:
Oil painting
- Place of origin:
Holland (painted)
- Date:
late 17th century (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Willem Schellinks, born 1627 - died 1678 (painter (artist))
- Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
- Museum number:
IS.30-1892
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Oil on canvas depicting an imaginary scene of Shah Jahan and his four sons in a parade.
Place of Origin
Holland (painted)
Date
late 17th century (painted)
Artist/maker
Willem Schellinks, born 1627 - died 1678 (painter (artist))
Materials and Techniques
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 78 cm canvas, Width: 83.8 cm canvas, Height: 104.6 cm frame, Width: 110.7 cm frame, Depth: 12.1 cm maximum depth of frame and projecting backboard
Object history note
Historical significance: Willem Schellinks 1627-1678
Historical context note
Mr Woodward sold the picture to the museum in 1892 for £20.
Descriptive line
Parade of the sons of Shah Jahan on composite horses and elephants by Willem Schellinks, oil on canvas, late 17 century, Netherlands.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
De wereld binnen handbereik. Nederlandse kunst- en rariteitenverzamelingen, 1585-1735, Catalogus, Amsterdams Historisch Museum, 1992, cat. 362 pp.169-170
Robert J. Del Bonta, "Reinventing Nature: Mughal Composite Animal Painting, Marg Publications, vol. 50, no. 3 (March 1999, pp. 69-82, plate 13 and especially fn. 14.
Exhibition History
Distant Worlds (Amsterdams Historisch Museum 01/01/1992-31/12/1992)
Materials
Canvas; Oil colour
Techniques
Painting
Categories
Paintings
Collection code
SSEA
