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| Keywords: DARBAR OF AKBAR II.jpg en The Delhi Darbar of Akbar Shah II Gouache heightened with gold on paper the nimbate Akbar II in embroidered gold coat sits enthroned attended by his four sons and four emissaries all in various brightly coloured garments some wearing jewelled and stippled gold headresses and finely decorated boots with a striking background drawn in perspective of a red sandstone hypostyle with opening onto spacious palace courtyard beyond mounted on card with thin gold black and orange border in modern mount slight flaking around edges otherwise in very good condition Miniature 12 x 16in 30 5 x 40 3cm ; folio 13 x 17¼in 33 x 43cm This unusual scene combines the familiar grouping of the Emperor Akbar II with his sons and attendants though he is seated not on the Peacock Throne in Delhi with the background of a grand palace courtyard depicted with a plunging sense of perspective ~ 1850 http //www columbia edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/latermughals/akbar2nd/lotnotes html http //www christies com/LotFinder/search/LOTDETAIL ASP sid intObjectID 4572717 SE CMWCAT04+108704+ 2D1629121278+ QR M+1+0+Aqc0000900+95118++Aqc0000900+ entry india SU 1 SN 7074 RQ True AN 1 downloaded Sept 2005 Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jaipur or Delhi School 100px PD-Art-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard 1850s paintings from India Durbar court Akbar II Peacock Throne Red Fort in art | ||||
