MUGHAL
The Emperor Aurangzeb reading the Qur’an
(c. 1700)

Medium
opaque watercolour and gold paint on paper

Measurements
15.6 × 19.7 cm (image) 38.5 × 27.2 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1980

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
India

Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink (in Devanagari script) u.c.:

Accession Number
AS22-1980

Department
Asian Art

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