Delhi, Circa 1830
Portrait Of Akbar II
Found at
Christies
Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets, Lot 66
28. Oct - 28. Oct 2021
Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets, Lot 66
28. Oct - 28. Oct 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
PORTRAIT OF AKBAR II (R. 1806-37)
DELHI, CIRCA 1830
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, the monarch seated on a gilded chair holding the pipe of a large hookah with an attendant standing behind him, inscribed above in black Abu Nasr Mu’in al-Din Muhammad Akbar Shah Padshah Ghazi and above the servant Nazir, mounted, framed and glazed.
7 ½ x 5 ¼in. (19 x 13cm.)
DELHI, CIRCA 1830
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, the monarch seated on a gilded chair holding the pipe of a large hookah with an attendant standing behind him, inscribed above in black Abu Nasr Mu’in al-Din Muhammad Akbar Shah Padshah Ghazi and above the servant Nazir, mounted, framed and glazed.
7 ½ x 5 ¼in. (19 x 13cm.)
