Henry White Cannon by exchange Bequest of Louise T. The work was part of an album of paintings collected in India before 1811 by a Scottish politician who worked for the British East India Company.Ģ013.347 Addeddate 05:05:56 Credit Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp Gift of Mrs. In this formal posthumous portrait, the master artist conveys a heightened realism that emerges effortlessly from elegant contour lines and bold use of color.
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Even his trained hunting falcon has a ruby necklace. On his left thumb he wears an archer’s ring, and a stabbing dagger is tucked into his bejeweled belt. Fund From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.347Įmperor Muhammad Shah, who reigned from 1719 to 1748, was known as “Rangila,” which means “the Colorful.” The innovative use of a black background sharply sets off the chartreuse green of his jama and the pearls of his adornments and bolster. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp Gift of Mrs. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper (recto) ink and opaque watercolor with gold on paper (verso) painting only: 14.4 x 10.3 cm (5 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.) page: 28 x 23.8 cm (11 x 9 3/8 in.). Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s), Mahmud ibn Ishaq al-Shahabi (Persian, active mid- to late 1500s). Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719-1748) holding a falcon (recto) Calligraphy (verso), 1764.