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Shah Jahan seated receiving a falcon on his right hand from a prince; three other courtiers, one of whom bears another falcon
Miniaturist: Unknown
Bequeathed by P.C. Manuk and Miss G.M. Coles, through the National Art Collections Fund.
Height: 169 mm
Width: 226 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1948) by Manuk, P. C. and Coles, G. M., Miss
The border of grapes (mount) has been repainted.
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Ink
Gold
Support
composed of
paper
( laid down)
Mount Size
Height 339 mm
Width 407 mm
Watercolour : Bodycolour including white, with pen and ink and gold, on paper, laid down
Accession number: PD.92-1948
Primary reference Number: 33397
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: Marlay 40-pl.5
Accession Number: PD.144-1948
Accession Number: PD.72-1948
Accession Number: PD.159-1948
£36.00
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