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A Mughal nobleman.

Catalogue reference: Johnson 18,13

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Johnson 18,13
Title
A Mughal nobleman.
Date
c 1700
Description

A Mughal nobleman. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 1 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with fawn and plain borders. 243 by 177 mm; page 375 by 253 mm. A lightly bearded Mughal nobleman rides a prancing chestnut stallion to the right across flowery grassland, holding a lance in his right hand. The sky is blue-green.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Former department reference
J.18,13
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Physical condition
Medium: opaque watercolour.
Unpublished finding aids
Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 139v
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/cec70160-e42f-4da4-80d1-b673efa69800/

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A Mughal nobleman.