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Ahmad Shah Abdali

Painting
ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Punjab Plain (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Ahmad Shah Abdalil, ruler of Afghanistan, upper body only, standing, facing right. He wears green and gold garments, with a grey, fur-trimmed jacket over the top, with an all over floral design, and an elaborate headdress. He holds a jewelled dagger in his left hand.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Portraits
Royalty
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleAhmad Shah Abdali (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Gold
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Ahmad Shah Abdali, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Sikh, probably Punjab Plain, ca. 1840
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Ahmad Shah Abdalil, ruler of Afghanistan, upper body only, standing, facing right. He wears green and gold garments, with a grey, fur-trimmed jacket over the top, with an all over floral design, and an elaborate headdress. He holds a jewelled dagger in his left hand.
Dimensions
  • Page height: 257mm
  • Page width: 204mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 107mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 82mm
27/07/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
Ahmad Shah Abdalil, ruler of Afghanistan, upper body only, standing, facing right
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed in Persian)
Translation
'Picture of Ahmad Shah King of Turan'
Credit line
Given by O.E. Dickinson
Object history
From a series of Muslim rulers. Formerly owned by the Earl of Auckland (Governor General, 1836-1842).
Production
Sikh with Guler influence
Subjects depicted
Ruler
Shah Abdalil
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.138-1953

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432928/ahmad-shah-abdali-painting-unknown/
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