Nur Jahan Holding a Portrait of Emperor Jahangir
c. 1627
Bishandas
Bishandas (Indian)
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Nur Jahan Holding a Portrait of Emperor Jahangir, c. 1627. Northern India, Mughal court, 17th century. Gum tempera and gold on paper; painting only: 13.6 x 6.4 cm (5 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.); page: 30 x 22.1 cm (11 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.325 Jahangir died at 58, outliving his younger brothers by about 25 years.
- Maker/Artist
- Bishandas
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- gum tempera and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting only: 13.6 x 6.4 cm (5 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.); Page: 30 x 22.1 cm (11 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2013.325
- Credit Line
- Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
- Exhibitions
- Art and Stories from Mughal India, <em>The Grand Mogul</em>. Sterliing and Francine Clark Institute, Williamstown, MA; Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Asia House Gallery, New York, NY (1978-1979)., <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 31, 2013-June 30, 2014).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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