Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

late 16th Century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Mughal Empire (made)

Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a portrait of a Moghul court official.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Paint
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Gold
Painted
Brief description
Painting, court official, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, Akbar Period, late 16th century
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a portrait of a Moghul court official.
Dimensions
  • Height: 287mm (maximum)
  • Width: 222mm
07/08/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A Moghul court official.
Style
Mughal
Credit line
Purchased from Arthur Churchill, Esq., 1,Selwood Terrace, South Kensington, S.W
Production
Akbar period.
Subject depicted
Man
Associated object
IM.7-1913 (Verso)
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.7:2-1913

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Record createdDecember 24, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1277501/painting-unknown/
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