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Indian, India

Portrait of Emperor Jahangir, around 1615-1620

Description

Maker

Culture

Indian

Title

Portrait of Emperor Jahangir

Year

around 1615-1620

Medium

ink, color, and gold on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

15.2 x 8.4 cm (6 x 3 5/16 inches) (image) Sheet/image; mat size: A; Asian Art Department Carpenter I

Place

India; India

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gilman Angier

Object Number

81.230

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Indian Art for the RISD Collection

August 23, 1985 - March 9, 1986

Jahangir, whose name means "World Seizer," was the son of the great Mughal emperor Akbar and ruled India from 1605 until 1627. A devoted connoisseur, Jahangir reduced the size of the royal ateliers in order to maintain the highest levels of quality. This keenly observed portrait, showing the emperor with an archer's ring on his right thumb, was probably intended as a preparatory work for a more formal miniature painting.

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