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| Keywords: Zaman Shah Durrani in Durbar.jpg en Zaman Shah Durrani in Durbar North India probably Lahore Gouache and gold on paper Inscribed 'Portrait of his highness king of king Zaman Shah Padishah Durrani may God prolong his realm and reign Shown seated on the Peacock Throne Zaman Shah Durrani the Afghan ruler seized the old Mughal capital of Lahore for three years 1798-1801 Presumably this portrait came about as a result of Zaman Shah's access to the Mughal court artists' workship Although the actual portrait of Zaman Shah Durrani is a mask-like and immobile the animals in the carper are exceptionally lively The gestures and poses of his many female attendants echo the rhythm of the carpet design 1799 AH 1214 http //www britishmuseum org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details aspx objectid 232375 partid 1 searchText mughal fromADBC ad toADBC ad numpages 10 images on orig 2fresearch 2fsearch_the_collection_database aspx currentPage 75 Ghulam Mustafa PD-Art-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Zaman Shah Durrani Men of Afghanistan in art 1799 paintings Durbar court Peacock Throne | ||||
