| Accession Nr.: | 6698 |
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| Type: | painting; miniature |
| Date of production: |
17th-18th c.
Mughal period |
| Place of production: | |
| Acquisition: | donation of Imre Schwaiger |
| Materials: | paint (pigment); paper |
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| Techniques: | watercolor |
| Dimensions: | height: 30.4 cm width: 35.8 cm |
An outstanding piece of Mughal-era miniature painting. The picture shows the conventions of depicting the great ruler of the Mughal Empire, Aurangzeb (1618-1707), but according to the Devanagari inscription, the image depicts the grandson of Aurangzeb, the great mogul Bahadur Shah (1643-1712). On the front side of the picture a Devanagari insription, on the verso, Devanagari and Urdu inscriptions are written. All inscriptions read Bahadur Shah Great Ruler. The caption on the front of the a date is given in Devanagari, which cannot be read completely: year 6 ??. The dating does not correspond to the historical dating of the Mughal Empire according to any Indian calendar.