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PROVINCIAL MUGHAL SCHOOL, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1760
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A SEATED PORTRAIT OF THE EMPEROR MUHAMMAD SHAH
PROVINCIAL MUGHAL SCHOOL, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1760
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the enthroned and haloed Mughal emperor depicted facing left, under a parasol, wearing a white turban and tunic tied with a gold embroidered sash securing a katar, a tulwar and shield to his sides, a falcon perched on his right forearm, laid down on marbled card, in gold floral margins, with gold and black rules, mounted, glazed and framed
Painting 9 ½ x 6 ½in. (24.2 x 16.5cm.); 12 ½ x 9 ¾in. ( 31.7 x 24.7cm.) visible
PROVINCIAL MUGHAL SCHOOL, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1760
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the enthroned and haloed Mughal emperor depicted facing left, under a parasol, wearing a white turban and tunic tied with a gold embroidered sash securing a katar, a tulwar and shield to his sides, a falcon perched on his right forearm, laid down on marbled card, in gold floral margins, with gold and black rules, mounted, glazed and framed
Painting 9 ½ x 6 ½in. (24.2 x 16.5cm.); 12 ½ x 9 ¾in. ( 31.7 x 24.7cm.) visible