Lot Essay
Bahadur Shah (r. 1707-1712) ascended to the Mughal throne at age 63 after the death of his father, Aurangzeb.
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INDIA, MUGHAL, CIRCA 1707-12
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A Portrait of Shah'alan Bahadur Shah I with Muhammad Hasan Bakawal
India, Mughal, circa 1707-12
Set upon a terrace against a green ground, the aged nimbated monarch seated upon a golden throne encrusted with pearls, rubies and emeralds and under a golden parasol, holding a small book and a jeweled scabbard with a white-clad figure facing him carrying a black shield, mounted upon an album page with inscriptions in Nastaliq below the figures, the reverse with line drawing depicting three princely figures and a winged angel flying in swirling clouds above
Image: 8 7/8 x 6¾ in. (22.5 x 17.5 cm.)
India, Mughal, circa 1707-12
Set upon a terrace against a green ground, the aged nimbated monarch seated upon a golden throne encrusted with pearls, rubies and emeralds and under a golden parasol, holding a small book and a jeweled scabbard with a white-clad figure facing him carrying a black shield, mounted upon an album page with inscriptions in Nastaliq below the figures, the reverse with line drawing depicting three princely figures and a winged angel flying in swirling clouds above
Image: 8 7/8 x 6¾ in. (22.5 x 17.5 cm.)