The Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah (reg. 1719-1748) receiving four courtiers, including Sa'adat Khan of Oudh, the group depicted under a canopy on a palace terrace overlooking a river, the ruler presented with a falcon
Mughal, mid-18th Century
Mughal, mid-18th Century
gouache on paper, nasta'liq identifying inscriptions on painted surface, English translation in a 19th Century hand on reverse, in mount
325 x 237 mm.
325 x 237 mm.
Sold for
£4,800
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Muhammad Shah appointed Sa'adat Khan Burhan al-Mulk as Governor of Oudh in 1724. The new governor later refused the Emperor's command to transfer to Malwa, preferring to establish himself as Nawab of Oudh, with his capital at Lucknow. He was succeeded in 1739 by his nephew Safdar Jang who ruled until 1754. For further discussion and comparison see T. Falk and M. Archer, Indian Miniatures in the India Office Library, London 1981, pp. 105, 135, and cat. no. 163.
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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