Lot Essay
The inscription reads: The auspicious likeness of Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir Padshah Ghazi who marshalled his forces on the victorious battlefield on New Year's Day in the 18th(?) year of the auspicious accession, corresponding to the year 1032 Hijri.
Jahangir received news of the position of his son, Shah Jahan's army near Mathura on New Year's Day, 10 March 1623 and was victorious over him a few days later.
This is a copy of a painting sold as part of an album at Sotheby's in 1929. Another version is in the Chester Beatty Library. It would seem to date from the later part of Jahangir's reign since it seems unlikely that a painting of the emperor's defeat would be commissioned under Shah Jahan.
Jahangir received news of the position of his son, Shah Jahan's army near Mathura on New Year's Day, 10 March 1623 and was victorious over him a few days later.
This is a copy of a painting sold as part of an album at Sotheby's in 1929. Another version is in the Chester Beatty Library. It would seem to date from the later part of Jahangir's reign since it seems unlikely that a painting of the emperor's defeat would be commissioned under Shah Jahan.