Art by: Mazhar ali khan

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[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments of Delhi, as well as other contemporary material, with an accompanying manuscript text written by Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe (1795-1853), the Governor-General’s Agent at the imperial court. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund and of the National Art-Collections Fund.]

[Styles & titles by which Emperor Bahadur Shah addressed the Agent of the Governor-General.]

Translate of the foregoing:

Amarut o Awalee Murtabat

Fidwee Khaus Aqeedut Ikhtesaus