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Nur Jahan

Painting
18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, oval minature, of the Empress Nur Jahan Begam (1573-1645), married to the Mughal Emperor Jahangar in 1610. Profile portrait showing the Sultana wearing pearls and other jewellery over diaphanous gauze, also a jewelled headdress, holding in henna-stained fingers a gold essence-cup and a flask.

Object details

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Object type
TitleNur Jahan (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, bust portrait of Nur Jahan, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, 18th century
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, oval minature, of the Empress Nur Jahan Begam (1573-1645), married to the Mughal Emperor Jahangar in 1610. Profile portrait showing the Sultana wearing pearls and other jewellery over diaphanous gauze, also a jewelled headdress, holding in henna-stained fingers a gold essence-cup and a flask.
Content description
Portrait of the Empress Nur Jahan Begam (1573-1645), who was married to the Mughal Emperor Jahangar in 1610. Profile portrait showing the Sultana wearing pearls and other jewellery over diaphanous gauze, also a jewelled headdress, holding in henna-stained fingers a gold essence-cup and a flask.
Style
Credit line
Purchased from Miss E. B. Peet
Object history
Purchased from Miss E. B. Peet, 137 Alexander Road, St. John's Wood, London, N.W. 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.

RP 1912-2826M
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IM.37-1912

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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