THE MUGHAL EMPEROR JAHANGIR ENTHRONED

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THE MUGHAL EMPEROR JAHANGIR ENTHRONED

Delhi, India

Circa 1820.

Dimensions: 21 x 14 cm.

Gouache on paper. The Mughal emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) enthroned under a canopy on terrace, receiving four courtiers standing before him, an attendant waving a cauri in the background.

This Mughal court scene is a good example of work by Mughal artists working in Delhi at the beginning of the nineteenth century, often depicting subjects painted by earlier Mughal artists at the beginning of the seventeenth century during Jahangir’s reign.

Jahangir was a great patron of the arts, especially painting. He continued his father Akbar’s legacy of a stable, expanding empire with generally tolerant policies, marked by political intrigue, especially involving his famous wife, Nur Jahan. Jahangir improved the justice system and initiated early contact with the English East India Company.

He is remembered as a most influential ruler who blended artistic brilliance, intellectual curiosity and administrative effort, leaving a rich cultural and political mark on the Mughal Empire.

For further discussion and comparisons see:

M.C. Beach, The Imperial Image, Paintings for the Mughal Court, Washington, D.C., 1981.

T. Falk and M. Archer, Indian Miniatures in the India Office Library, London, 1981, no. 231.

Provenance

Edwin Hardy Collection, San Francisco, California.

Acknowledgement

We would like to thank Margaret Erskine for writing this article on the present miniature painting.

Categories: Calligraphy & Miniatures

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