Title:

Portrait of Bahadur Shah I. c. 1700-1770

Dimensions:

32.7 x 22.2 cm (folio dimensions) | RCIN 1005069.j Description recto: Bahadur Shah I, c. 1750-70. 

Portrait of Emperor Bahadur Shah I in old age. He stands against a pale blue background, his head surrounded by a gold halo, holding a straight firangi sword and a jeweled sarpesh wearing a jade-hilted khanjar dagger at his waist. He wears a green jama with a purple repeated leaf pattern and yellow leather boots.

People involved

Creator(s)

Mughal Artist (artist)

Acquirer(s)

George III, King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820) 

Subject(s)

Bahadur Shah (r. 1707-1712)

Physical properties Measurements 32.7 x 22.2 cm

(folio dimensions) 21.5 x 13.1 cm

(image) 13 x 11 cm

Groupings Category Manuscripts

Object type(s)

visual works paintings

Subject(s)

Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sports Art Paintings Paintings-Indian school Natural Sciences & Mathematics Zoology Animals Birds

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