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Lot 179

The Emperor Farrukhsiyar (reg. 1713-19) holding a falcon, seated on a terrace with a courtier and an attendant holding a flywhisk
Mughal, 18th Century

26 October 2020, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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The Emperor Farrukhsiyar (reg. 1713-19) holding a falcon, seated on a terrace with a courtier and an attendant holding a flywhisk
Mughal, 18th Century

gouache and gold on paper, inscription in nasta'liq script in white at upper centre, inner border of floral motifs in gold on a black ground, gold-sprinkled outer border
267 x 193 mm.

Footnotes

The inscription reads (apparently written in error) reads: shabih-e mobarak-e sahib-qeran-thani jahangir padshah-e ghazi sanah 1020, 'The blessed portrait of the Lord of the Second Conjunction, Jahangir Padshah, the Warrior, the year 1020 (1611-12).'

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