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| Keywords: The Emperor Bahadur Shah II Enthroned.jpg Ghulam 'Ali Khan active c 1820-c 1840 The Emperor Bahadur Shah II Enthroned India Delhi Mughal dated 1838 A H 1254 Opaque watercolor and gold on paper The Last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II with Two Sons; The Heir Apparent Fakhrud-din Mirza at His Right and Mirza Farkhanda Mughal North India Delhi dated in the month of Rabi I A H 1254 May-June 1838 32 x 38 cm Private collection On this final imperial Mughal portrait are inscribed some of his honorifics the Shadow of God Exalted King of Kings Refuge of Islam and Increasor of the Splendour of the Community of the Paraclete The lions aupporting the throne are scrawny and feeble and the Emperor's halo has turned from the usual gold to hauntingly anemic pale blues p 185 dated 1838 A H 1254 Opaque watercolor and gold on paper object history credit line accession number http //www asiafinest com/forum/lofiversion/index php/t119636 html<br>http //www columbia edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/latermughals/zafar/zafar html PD-Art Ghulam Ali Khan Bahadur Shah II | ||||
