A LARGE EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF A MUGHAL PRINCE

PROVINCIAL MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1750

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A LARGE EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF A MUGHAL PRINCE
PROVINCIAL MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1750
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the prince wears a green jama, a falcon rests on his right hand, he holds the reins with his left hand, two attendants carry fly-whisks behind him, on green ground with cloudy sky above, black seal impression on reverse, mounted, framed and glazed
13 3/8 x 10 1/8in. (34.1 x 25.8cm.)

Lot Essay

This portrait appears to be another version of an equestrian portrait offered at Sotheby's, London, 22 April 2015, lot 156. The Sotheby's example was attributed to the late 17th century with a suggestion that the sitter might be Allahvardi Khan. The mughal noble is portrayed in the famous British Library painting 'Allahvardi Khan out hawking', dated circa 1660.

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