Painting
c.1610-25 (made)
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This depiction of a Blue-throated Barbet was done for the Mughal emperor Jahangir (r.1605-1627) by one of the greatest artists of his reign, Mansur according to the later attribution in black ink in the border below the painting. It notes that it is the work of the Wonder of the Age, Ustad Mansur Naqqash'. Mansur was in service to Jahangir's father, the emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605), and continued as a royal artist after Akbar's death.
The Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica) is found in the Himalayan foothills, including Kashmir which Jahangir visited several times during his reign, taking artists including Mansur with him.
The Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica) is found in the Himalayan foothills, including Kashmir which Jahangir visited several times during his reign, taking artists including Mansur with him.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Himalayan blue-throated barbet, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, by Mansur, Mughal, c.1610-25 |
| Physical description | Painting in opaque watercolour and gold on paper depicting a Himalayan blue-throated barbet perched on a branch. |
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| Content description | A Himalayan blue-throated barbet perched on a branch. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | amal-e nader al-asr Ostad Mansur naqqash (In black ink immediately beneath the painting, on the border)
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Lady Wantage |
| Object history | Part of the bequest of the Right Honourable Harriet Sarah Baroness Wantage, of Locking House, Wantage Berks, widow of the first and last Baron Wantage, V.C., K.C.B., V.D. R.P. 1920-8342, 1920-5869, 1921-3081, 1921-177 |
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| Summary | This depiction of a Blue-throated Barbet was done for the Mughal emperor Jahangir (r.1605-1627) by one of the greatest artists of his reign, Mansur according to the later attribution in black ink in the border below the painting. It notes that it is the work of the Wonder of the Age, Ustad Mansur Naqqash'. Mansur was in service to Jahangir's father, the emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605), and continued as a royal artist after Akbar's death. The Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica) is found in the Himalayan foothills, including Kashmir which Jahangir visited several times during his reign, taking artists including Mansur with him. |
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| Accession number | IM.137-1921 |
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| Record created | July 15, 2005 |
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