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Aurangzeb

Painting
ca. 1770 - ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb seated on a throne on a terrace.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAurangzeb (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, Aurangzeb on terrace, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Murshidabad, ca. 1770-1780
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb seated on a throne on a terrace.
Dimensions
  • Height: 305mm (maximum)
  • Width: 230mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 290mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 219mm (maximum)
14/08/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb seated on a throne on a terrace.
Styles
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
D.1205-1903

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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