Portrait of Jahangir with an infant son

MUGHAL INDIA, 17TH CENTURY

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Portrait of Jahangir with an infant son
Mughal India, 17th Century
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, the Emperor seated on a day bed holding one of his children on his lap, the child reaching into a dish of fruits, an attendant lady standing behind, inscribed on the throne with attribution to Govardhan mounted on card with wide gold floral margins, repainting, the verso with a page of calligraphy in large and small naskh and illumination in colours and gold, similarly mounted, light flaking and staining
Miniature 9 x 5½in. (23 x 14cm.)

Lot Essay

This leaf would appear to come from the same album as the original Shah Jehan miniature, of which lot 25 is a copy. This miniature was apparently reworked when the album was assembled in the 18th century. It was sold at Sotheby's, 26 March 1973, lot7.

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