A PORTRAIT OF MUGHAL EMPEROR SHAH 'ALAM II (R.1760-1806)
DELHI, NORTH INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
A PORTRAIT OF MUGHAL EMPEROR SHAH 'ALAM II (R.1760-1806) DELHI, NORTH INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the nimbate Shah 'Alam II depicted seated on a throne on a terrace, 3ll. of gold cartouches above divided into three columns containing black nasta'liq inscriptions, one with identification inscription, margins with scrolling vine bordered by gold and red rules, reverse with French export stamp, mounted, framed and glazed Painting 6 5/8 x 4 3/8in. (17 x 11cm.); folio 10½ x 6¾in. (26.7 x 17.2cm.)
A PORTRAIT OF MUGHAL EMPEROR SHAH 'ALAM II (R.1760-1806)
DELHI, NORTH INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
A PORTRAIT OF MUGHAL EMPEROR SHAH 'ALAM II (R.1760-1806) DELHI, NORTH INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the nimbate Shah 'Alam II depicted seated on a throne on a terrace, 3ll. of gold cartouches above divided into three columns containing black nasta'liq inscriptions, one with identification inscription, margins with scrolling vine bordered by gold and red rules, reverse with French export stamp, mounted, framed and glazed Painting 6 5/8 x 4 3/8in. (17 x 11cm.); folio 10½ x 6¾in. (26.7 x 17.2cm.)
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