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Walters Ms. W.705, Single leaf of a portrait of the emperor Jahangir

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Shelf mark

W.705


Manuscript

Single leaf of a portrait of the emperor Jahangir


Text title
Portrait of the emperor Jahangir

Abstract

This painting depicts the Mughal ruler Jahangir (r. 1014-1037 AH / 1605-27 CE), standing in three-quarter profile, a pose that was common in official Mughal portraiture. It is attributable to the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE. During that time, portraits of earlier Mughal rulers were copied and disseminated. This work is executed in opaque watercolor and gold.


Date

13th century AH / 19th CE


Origin

India


Form

Leaf


Genre

Historical


Language:

No linguistic content; Not applicable


Support material

Paper

Brown paper


Extent

Foliation: Not applicable


Dimensions

16.5 cm wide by 20.5 cm high


Layout
  1. Image: 12.0 cm wide by 16.5 cm high

Contents:
fols. W.705a - W.705b:
  1. Title: Portrait of the emperor Jahangir

Decoration:

fol. W.705a:

  1. W.705, fol. W.705a
  2. Title: Portrait of the emperor Jahangir
  3. Form: Illustration
  4. Label: This painting depicts the Mughal ruler Jahangir (r. 1014-1037 AH / 1605-27 CE), standing in three-quarter profile, a pose that was common in official Mughal portraiture. It is attributable to the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE.

fol. W.705b:

  1. W.705, fol. W.705b
  2. Title: Portrait of the emperor Jahangir (back)
  3. Form: Back

Acquisition

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequest


Contributors

Principal cataloger: Gacek, Adam

Catalogers: Landau, Amy; Smith, Sita

Editor: Bockrath, Diane

Conservators: Jewell, Stephanie; Quandt, Abigail

Contributors: Barrera, Christina; Emery, Doug; Herbert, Lynley; Noel, William; Simpson, Shreve; Tabritha, Ariel; Toth, Michael B.; Valle, Chiara


Publisher

The Walters Art Museum


License

Licensed for use under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Access Rights, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode. It is requested that copies of any published articles based on the information in this data set be sent to the curator of manuscripts, The Walters Art Museum, 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201.