Muhammad Shah
Painting
ca. 1740 (made)
ca. 1740 (made)
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Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, portrait of the emperor Muhammad Shah (1719-1748). The emperor is depicted seated on a low gold throne, facing left, wearing a white robe and turban with a gold girdle and turban band, and with gold chains on his neck and left arm. He also wears a double pearl necklace. A punch dagger is in his girdle, and a falcon is perched on his outstretched right hand. One of his ministers stands before him, and behind is a chowrie bearer, both wearing white. They are all on a white terrace next to a grey river with green banks of the opposite shore in the distance.
Object details
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| Title | Muhammad Shah (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, ca. 1740 |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, portrait of the emperor Muhammad Shah (1719-1748). The emperor is depicted seated on a low gold throne, facing left, wearing a white robe and turban with a gold girdle and turban band, and with gold chains on his neck and left arm. He also wears a double pearl necklace. A punch dagger is in his girdle, and a falcon is perched on his outstretched right hand. One of his ministers stands before him, and behind is a chowrie bearer, both wearing white. They are all on a white terrace next to a grey river with green banks of the opposite shore in the distance. |
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| Content description | Portrait of emperor Muhammad Shah. The emperor is depicted seated on a low gold throne, facing left, wearing a white robe and turban with a gold girdle and turban band, and with gold chains on his neck and left arm. He also wears a double pearl necklace. A punch dagger is in his girdle, and a falcon is perched on his outstretched right hand. One of his ministers stands before him, and behind is a chowrie bearer, both wearing white. They are all on a white terrace next to a grey river with green banks of the opposite shore in the distance. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Persian inscription and seal impression on the back) |
| Credit line | Given by Sir Robert Nathan, K.C.S.I., C.I.E |
| Object history | Bought in India by Sir Robert Nathan from Maulvi Muhammad Hussain, Judge in the Small Claims Court in Delhi. Given by Sir Robert Nathan, K.C.S.I., C.I.E. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1921-4451 |
| Historical context | Sir Robert Nathan was the Viceroy's Permanent Secretary . He seems to have purchased all the paintings now in the V&A in 1904-5, from Maulvi Muhammad Husain, Judge, Small Claims Court in Delhi. See 1921/4451 |
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| Accession number | IM.238-1921 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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