Deccan, Hyderabad, probably late 19th Century

Six Portraits of Mughal Emperors

Found at Christies, London
Islamic and Indian Works of Art, Lot 421
25. Apr - 25. Apr 2002

Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 1.763 GBP

Description

Six Portraits of Mughal Emperors
Deccan, Hyderabad, probably late 19th Century
gouache heightened with gold on paper, depicting Alamgir, Bahadur Shah, Shah Alam, Sultan Farukhsiyar and two of Rafi' ad-Daulah, each seated in a low throne on a terrace with flowering trees behind, idenitified above in Persian and English, blue and gold meandering vine borders, gold leaf, panel to verso of each with red and black nasta'liq inscriptions - 29.8 x 19cm.
See Illustration for One (6)

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