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The Mughal Emperor and his Court

Album Page
1774 (made)
Place of origin

Titles of the Mughal nobility, methods of transport and 22 foot-servants.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Mughal Emperor and his Court (series title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Gentil; Manuscripts, Col J B J Gentil, Faizabad, 1774. Page number 4. Titles of the Mughal nobility, methods of transport and 22 foot- servants.
Physical description
Titles of the Mughal nobility, methods of transport and 22 foot-servants.
Dimensions
  • Length: 37cm
  • Width: 53.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed with notes relating to the illustrations and a list of contents giving Gentil's title and a brief description for each folio. Inscribed inside front cover.)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 118 p. ISBN 0944142303 Chanchal Dadlani, ‘Transporting India. The Gentil Album and Mughal Manuscript Culture’, Art History. 2025, pp. 748-761
Collection
Accession number
IS.25:4-1980

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Record createdJanuary 28, 2000
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