Emperor Jahangir

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Mughal Empire (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Emperor Jahangir receiving pearls from his eldest son, Prince Khusrau, during a private audience at which the princes Parviz, Khurram and three courtiers are also present.

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Categories	Paintings Royalty Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Emperor Jahangir (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper Opaque Watercolour Paper Paint Gold Painted
Brief description	Painting, Jahangir receiving pearls from one of his sons, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, ca. 1610-1615
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Emperor Jahangir receiving pearls from his eldest son, Prince Khusrau, during a private audience at which the princes Parviz, Khurram and three courtiers are also present.
Content description	Emperor Jahangir receiving pearls from his eldest son, Prince Khusrau, during a private audience at which the princes Parviz, Khurram and three courtiers are also present.
Style	Mughal
Marks and inscriptions	(Inscription in Persion below the picture identifying the figures. It is a later addition and the identification of the prince offering the pearls as Khurram is incorrect, as is the identification of the man on the extreme left as Rao Ratan.) Translation 'The emperor Nur ad-Din Jahangir/ Prince Muhammad Khurram Shah Jahan/ other princes/ Rao Ratan' Transliteration 'Nur ad-din Jahangir padshah/ padshahzada Muhammad Khurram Shah Jahan/ Shahzadaha-ye digar/ Rao Ratan'
Credit line	Purchased with Art Fund support
Object history	J.C. French collection; acquired by Luzac & Co (1950). Purchased in 1955 with the assistance of the National Art Collections Fund from the Executors of J. C. French.
Subjects depicted	Emperor Pearls Jahangir Parviz Khurram Khusrau
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.114-1955

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Record created	October 4, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O128282/emperor-jahangir-painting-unknown/

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