Title:
Portrait of Bahadur Shah I. c. 1700-1770
Dimensions:
32.7 x 22.2 cm (folio dimensions) | RCIN 1005069.j Description recto: Bahadur Shah I, c. 1750-70. 
Portrait of Emperor Bahadur Shah I in old age. He stands against a pale blue background, his head surrounded by a gold halo, holding a straight firangi sword and a jeweled sarpesh wearing a jade-hilted khanjar dagger at his waist. He wears a green jama with a purple repeated leaf pattern and yellow leather boots.
People involved
Creator(s)
Mughal Artist (artist)
Acquirer(s)
George III, King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820) 
Subject(s)
Bahadur Shah (r. 1707-1712)
Physical properties Measurements 32.7 x 22.2 cm
(folio dimensions) 21.5 x 13.1 cm
(image) 13 x 11 cm
Groupings Category Manuscripts
Object type(s)
visual works paintings
Subject(s)
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sports Art Paintings Paintings-Indian school Natural Sciences & Mathematics Zoology Animals Birds
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