
The Emperor Muhammad Shah
ca. 1780
Unknown
SSEA
Three quarter length portrait of the Emperor Muhammad Shah. The emperor holds a flower, his other hand being on the hilt of his sword; he is shown in an oval like a European miniature. This is an example of the late Mughal school of Murshidabad showing some influence from European models without having become a fully-fledged example of Company painting. It is evidently from a set of emperor portraits, such as were ordered by both European and Indian patrons.
- Maker/Artist
- Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Medium
- watercolour, painted
- Locations
- city: Murshidabad
- Dimensions
- Height: 272 mm Width: 164 mm Height: 257 mm Width: 153 mm
- Departments
- SSEA
- Accession Number
- IS.17-1955
- Rights Statement
- arr
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