Not on display

Aurangzeb

Drawing
18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Mughal Empire (made)

Line drawing in ink on deer-skin, a portrait of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Portraits
Royalty
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Drawing
TitleAurangzeb (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn in ink on deer-skin
Ink
Skin
Drawn
Painted
Brief description
Drawing, Aurangzab, ink on deer skin, Mughal, 18th century
Physical description
Line drawing in ink on deer-skin, a portrait of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Dimensions
  • Paper mount onto which object attached; also absolute maximum dimensions of object height: 570mm (approx.; absolute maximum)
  • Paper mount onto which object attached; also absolute maximum dimensions of object width: 130mm (approx.; absolute maximum)
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; not possible to accurately measure object on this date due to the way in which it is mounted
Content description
Portrait of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Style
Mughal
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund
Object history
Previously in the Rothenstein Collection.
Subjects depicted
Ruler
Aurangzeb
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.223-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O434022/aurangzeb-drawing-unknown/
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