File:Portrait of Abu'l Hasan (Asef Khan).jpg
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[edit]Portrait of Abu'l Hasan (Asef Khan) ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Bichitr (maker) |
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Title |
Portrait of Abu'l Hasan (Asef Khan) |
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Description |
This portrait of Yamin al-Daula Asaf Khan was done by the leading Mughal court artist Bichitr and is dated to the third regnal year of the emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658). Asaf Khan was the emperor's father-in-law and one of his most trusted confidants, as well as his commander in chief. The painting, with its putti hovering in the sky and perspective, shows the thorough assimilation of European conventions into Mughal art. |
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Date | 1630-1631 (made) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | Opaque water colour and gold on paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Height: 38.9 cm page, Width: 26.5 cm page, Height: 24.7 cm painting without borders, Width: 16.2 cm painting without borders | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q213322 |
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Accession number |
IM.26-1925 |
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Object history | From the Minto album, a collection of pages from Mughal royal albums sold at Christie's by Lord Minto in 1925. The pages were purchased jointly by the V&A and Alfred Chester Beatty and remain in the Museum, and in the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O121981/painting-portrait-of-abul-hasan-asef/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Short title | 2006AT1295 |
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Copyright holder | V&A |
IIM version | 2 |