Rao Indrajit Singh Celebrating Jhulan Yatra
Rao Indrajit Singh (r. 1732-1762) Celebrating Jhulan Yatra Bundelkhand, Datia, c. 1750 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 29 x 42.7 cm Inscription: (front) Shri Ra Inderjit Judev; (back) Rao Inderjit ju… number 33 The resplendent Raja of Orchha, Indrijit Singh, is shown here celebrating Jhulan Yatra along with two courtiers1. Jhulan Yatra, which […]
Burhan Khan Ghori
Burhan Khan Ghori Aurangabad, 1745-50 Light washes of pigment with gold on paper Image: 22.6 x 20.1 cm Inscription: (front) Burhan Khan Ghori; (back) Tasveere Khan Aalishan Burhan Khan Ghori. This elegant drawing depicts the elder nobleman Burhan Khan Ghori seated on a terrace, smoking a hookah. A younger noble, identified as Khan Alishan, sits […]
Shah Jahan Holding a Sword
Shah Jahan (1592-1666) Holding a Sword Bikaner, 1740 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 22 x 9.7 cm Folio: 32.5 x 18.5 cm Inscription: (back) This is the portrait of Shah Jahan. Bahauddin son of Shehabuddin has written in his own hand. Price 150 rs. The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan is shown here in […]
Shah Jahan with His Four Sons
Shah Jahan (1592-1666) with His Four Sons Hyderabad, 1740 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 30 x 21 cm Folio: 32.5 x 23.5 cm Inscription: (front) L to R – Shujaá, Dara Shikoh, Shah Jahan, Murad Bakhsh, Aurangzeb Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor, is shown seated on a gold chair in a garden. […]
Raja Ajmat Dev
Raja Ajmat Dev (r. 1730-1760) Mankot, 1730 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 17.2 x 21.5 cm Few hill rajas were depicted as frequently as Raja Ajmat Dev of the small state of Mankot. In each surviving portrait, Ajmat is depicted, alone, as we see here, or with an attendant, smoking a hookah, as […]
Zulfiqar Khan
Zulfiqar Khan (1657-1713) Mughal, 1690 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 18.7 x 10.7 cm Folio: 23.5 x 14.9 cm Inscription: (front) Zulfiqar Khan son of Asad Khan Zulfiqar Khan was one of Aurangzeb’s most important military commanders. He was the son of Aurangzeb’s wazir, Asad Khan and Mehr-un-Nisa Begum (the daughter of Shah […]
A Mughal Princess Relaxes on a Terrace
A Mughal Princess Relaxes on a Terrace Deccan, 1680-1700 Brush drawing with pigment and gold on paper Image: 17.8 x 13.5 cm Inscription: (front) Princesa Begomsaep Hermana Del Rey Oranghseep Images depicting the activities of the zenana were exceedingly popular in classical Indian painting from the reign of Jahangir till the end of courtly patronage. […]
Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1571-1627) of Bijapur Portrait: North India, 1680 Borders: Golconda or Bijapur, c. 1600 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 11 x 6.7 cm Folio: 22.9 x 16.3 cm Ibrahim Adil Shah II was the sixth sultan of the Adil Shah dynasty that ruled Bijapur from 1490-1688. He is remembered as […]
Portrait of a Courtier Holding a Bow and Arrow
Portrait of a Courtier Holding a Bow and Arrow Mughal, 1680 Brush drawing with light applications of pigment and gold on paper Image: 18 x 10 cm
Portrait of a Mughal Nobleman
Portrait of a Mughal Nobleman Mughal, 1670 Brush drawing on paper Image: 18.3 x 10.2 cm Folio: 23.1 x 15 cm The emphasis on perfection and grandeur that was the hallmark of Shah Jahan’s artistic patronage would be curtailed after the accession of the more conservative Emperor Aurangzeb. He dramatically reduced the number of artists […]