Portrait of Shah Jahan

North India, c. 1625–1650, painted alabaster

The great Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628–1658) is represented at the window where he customarily appeared to the people. The relief was sculpted by a European who was probably in the service of the emperor.

Artwork typesculpture
Object numberAK-NM-12249
Dimensionsheight 11.7 cm x width 8.6 cm x depth 1.2 cm
Physical characteristicsalbast met resten van polychromie

Identification

Title(s)
Portrait of Shah Jahan
Object type
Object number
AK-NM-12249
Description
The great Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628–1658) is represented at the window where he customarily appeared to the people. The relief was sculpted by a European who was probably in the service of the emperor.
Part of catalogue
Catalogue reference
C.M.M.A. Lindeman, 'Beeldhouwkunst en kunstnijverheid uit het legaat Edwin vom Rath aan het Rijksmuseum', Maandblad voor Beeldende Kunsten 19 (1942), p. 175.

Creation

Creation
- sculptor: anoniem, India
- sculptor: anoniem, Italy [rejected]
Dating
c. 1630 - c. 1650
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Material and technique

Physcial description
albast met resten van polychromie
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 11.7 cm x width 8.6 cm x depth 1.2 cm

This work is about

Person
Subject

Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
J.W.E. vom Rath Bequest, Amsterdam
Acquisition
bequest 1941
Ownership
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- C.M.M.A. Lindeman, 'Beeldhouwkunst en kunstnijverheid uit het legaat Edwin vom Rath aan het Rijksmuseum', Maandblad voor Beeldende Kunsten 19 (1942), p. 175.
- Jaarverslag Rijksmuseum (1911), p. 37.
- V.A. Smith, 'An alabaster relief bust of Shah-Jahan', Bulletin van den Nederlandschen Oudheidkundigen Bond 12 (1919), p. 170-172.
- Jaarverslag Rijksmuseum (1941), p. 27.

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