Bahadur Shah II (r. 1837-58), last Mughal emperor of India
Painting
ca. 1850 (painted)
ca. 1850 (painted)
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This half-length portrait depicts the emperor sitting against a bolster, holding the mouthpiece of a huqqa, in the background is a landscape with a river.
Object details
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| Title | Bahadur Shah II (r. 1837-58), last Mughal emperor of India |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper. 19th century inventory records indicated that this painting was on ivory. Conservation assessment in 2018 revealed that the painting is in fact on paper. |
| Brief description | Painting, Watercolour on paper, Bahadur Shah II, Delhi, ca.1850. |
| Physical description | This half-length portrait depicts the emperor sitting against a bolster, holding the mouthpiece of a huqqa, in the background is a landscape with a river. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum, 1879. |
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| 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 220 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
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| Accession number | 03575(IS) |
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| Record created | January 28, 2000 |
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