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Zana, the Bullock-Drawn Carriage of Prince Mirza Babur.
c1815 AD #CompanyPainting from #FrazerAlbum sold by Bonhams in 2014 for £56,250.
Driver, Identified as 'Ahir Jadubansi, of the Cowherd Caste, Descendants of Lord #Krishna, inhabitant of #Delhi'
Mirza was a Sons of Penultimate #Mughal King #Akbar II.
Commissioned by #EastIndiaCompany Agents by Brothers James & William Fraser, the Album of 92 #Paintings was discovered by #WilliamDalrymple in the #Scotland Home of their Descendants in 1979
#CompanyPainting #frazeralbum #krishna #delhi #Mughal #akbar #eastindiacompany #paintings #WilliamDalrymple #scotland
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'Bystanders Watch the Execution of the Abyssianian Jujhar Khan by a #Elephant'.
A Scene from #AkbarNama (Biography of #Mughal Ruler #Akbar) of 1597 AD, later Mounted on a Leaf from the Farhang-i-Jahangiri in 1608 AD.
From the property of William Kelly Simpson, this #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting attributed to Hirachand was sold by Christie's on 25th June 2020 for £262,500
#India #Art #Heritage #History #Paintings #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #Mughals #Painting #IndianMiniaturePaintings
#elephant #akbarnama #Mughal #akbar #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting #india #art #heritage #history #paintings #IndianHistory #indianheritage #Mughals #painting #indianminiaturepaintings
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'A Courtier Receiving a Divine Revelation'.
I would have preferred receiving some Sun-light on a foggy, cold #Delhi day!
c1700 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from Dr. Claus Virch's estate sold by Sotheby's on 16th March 2016 (US$15,000).
Though the courtier bears resemblance to #Mughal ruler #Akbar, he may be archetypal - not a specific individual.
#India #DelhiWinter #DelhiWeather #Art #Paintings #IndianHistory #IndianCulture #Painting #IndianMiniaturePaintings #History #Heritage
#delhi #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting #Mughal #akbar #india #delhiwinter #DelhiWeather #art #paintings #IndianHistory #IndianCulture #painting #indianminiaturepaintings #history #heritage
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So, it is #Breakfast time in #India
What do I eat? Eggs? Chicken Ham?
I think neither, cornflakes would do. I'd rather leave these beautiful #Birds alone.
This c1605 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting #MughalArt ' Mother & Hen Chicks' is by artist Ustad Mansur & now at British Museum #London
Mansur was an important artist at the #Mughal court of #Akbar & #Jahangir at #Agra #UttarPradesh & #Delhi
This #Painting was made for Jahangir
#IndianCulture #IndianHistory #Art #Heritage #History #AnimalRights
#breakfast #india #birds #IndianMiniaturePainting #MughalArt #london #Mughal #akbar #Jahangir #agra #uttarpradesh #delhi #painting #IndianCulture #IndianHistory #art #heritage #history #animalrights
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'The #Mughal Ruler #Akbar with a Hawk'.
c1600 AD #MughalArt from #Agra #UttarPradesh or #Delhi now at National Gallery of Victoria #Melbourne #Australia
Hawking is an ancient hobby in #India popular with the Nobility. It now stands banned by the Government of India.
#IndianHistory #IndianCulture #Art #Painting #IndianMiniaturePainting #History #Mughals #MughalEmpire #Heritage #Birds #Bird #Sports #Hobby #Hobbies #Paintings #IndianMiniaturePaintings
#Mughal #akbar #MughalArt #agra #uttarpradesh #delhi #melbourne #australia #india #IndianHistory #IndianCulture #art #painting #IndianMiniaturePainting #history #Mughals #MughalEmpire #heritage #birds #bird #sports #hobby #hobbies #paintings #indianminiaturepaintings
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#MughalArt composed by Basawan & painted by Ustad Mansur.
A page from #AkbarNama (Book of Akbar) written by his biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590-96 AD & now at Victoria & Albert Museum #London
It depicts the General Husain Quli Khan presenting the #Mughal ruler #Akbar his prisoners brought over from his victory in #Gujarat #India
The prisoners have been made to dress in #Animal skins to add to their humiliation.
The red-ink illustration suggests this is a Royal copy.
#IndianHistory #Heritage
#MughalArt #akbarnama #london #Mughal #akbar #gujarat #india #animal #IndianHistory #heritage
Sharad Mohan · @ssharadmohhan
76 followers · 142 posts · Server mastodon.social'The #Mughal Ruler #Akbar with a Hawk'.
c1600 AD #MughalArt from #Agra #UttarPradesh or #Delhi now at National Gallery of Victoria #Melbourne #Australia
Hawking is an ancient hobby in #India popular with the Nobility. It now stands banned by the Government of India.
#IndianHistory #IndianCulture #Art #Painting #IndianMiaturePainting #History #Mughals #MughalEmpire #Heritage #Birds #Bird #Sports #Hobby #Hobbies #Paintings #IndianMiniaturePaintings
#Mughal #akbar #MughalArt #agra #uttarpradesh #delhi #melbourne #australia #india #IndianHistory #IndianCulture #art #painting #indianmiaturepainting #history #Mughals #MughalEmpire #heritage #birds #bird #sports #hobby #hobbies #paintings #indianminiaturepaintings
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#CycloneMandous strikes #Chennai #TamilNadu. 4 dead.
God #Indra is associated with Thunder & Heavy Rainfall. God #Krishna battles with Him to save the Earth from a Deluge.
In this c1590 AD #Mughal #Painting made at #Lahore for Emperor #Akbar & now at Victoria and Albert Museum #London 'A Triumphant Krishna Riding the #Garuda Sweeps down on Indira Riding the White Elephant Airavata, Watched by Gods & Celestial Beings as Fabrics Swirl & Clouds Billow'.
#Mythology #Art #Heritage #History #India
#cyclonemandous #chennai #tamilnadu #indra #krishna #Mughal #painting #lahore #akbar #london #garuda #mythology #art #heritage #history #india
Sharad Mohan · @ssharadmohhan
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Lot no 23.
'The Palace of Rohtas Garh at Bihar'. #India
c1780 AD #CompanyPainting by William Daniell R.A. (1769-1837).
This Palace traces its #History to the 7th century, thanks to an inscription found here. In the 16th cent. #Mughal ruler #Akbar's Viceroy of #Bihar & #Bengal Raja Man Singh of #Jaipur #Rajasthan renovated this palace. The future Mughal ruler #ShahJahan took refuge here twice.
It was also used by the #EastIndiaCompany in the 18th cent.
An important site during the 1857 Muriny.
#india #CompanyPainting #history #Mughal #akbar #bihar #bengal #jaipur #rajasthan #shahjahan #eastindiacompany
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#WeddingSeason begins in #India.
So, I am off to #Agra #UttarPradesh for a Wedding & that too during the #WorldHeritageWeek
If time Permits, I hope to Explore the City, Home to the World's most Magnificent Buildings like the #TajMahal, #Akbar's #Sikandra #AgraFort etc
This c1800's #Painting from the Ann & Gordon Getty Collection, from a set of Five '#Mughal Architectural Studies from #Agra' was sold by Christie's for £75,000 against an estimated £12,000!
#Wedding at #JaypeePalace
#Art #Heritage
#weddingseason #india #agra #uttarpradesh #Worldheritageweek #tajmahal #akbar #Sikandra #AgraFort #painting #Mughal #wedding #jaypeepalace #art #heritage