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| Keywords: Portrait of Abu'l Hasan (Asef Khan).jpg This portrait of Yamin al-Daula Asaf Khan was done by the leading Mughal court artist Bichitr and is dated to the third regnal year of the emperor Shah Jahan r 1628-1658 Asaf Khan was the emperor's father-in-law and one of his most trusted confidants as well as his commander in chief The painting with its putti hovering in the sky and perspective shows the thorough assimilation of European conventions into Mughal art 1630-1631 made Opaque water colour and gold on paper Height 38 9 cm page Width 26 5 cm page Height 24 7 cm painting without borders Width 16 2 cm painting without borders Victoria and Albert Museum object history From the Minto album a collection of pages from Mughal royal albums sold at Christie's by Lord Minto in 1925 The pages were purchased jointly by the V A and Alfred Chester Beatty and remain in the Museum and in the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin credit line accession number IM 26-1925 http //collections vam ac uk/item/O121981/painting-portrait-of-abul-hasan-asef/ Bichitr 17th-century Mughal miniatures Watercolor paintings of men of India Men of the Mughal Empire 1630s paintings from India Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan PD-old-100 | ||||
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