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The Emperor Aurangzeb reading the Qur’an and Four Persian baits

MUGHAL
The Emperor Aurangzeb reading the Qur’an and Four Persian baits
 (c. 1700)

Medium
opaque watercolour and gold paint on paper

Measurements
15.6 × 19.7 cm (image) 38.5 × 27.2 cm (sheet) (recto) 21.0 × 11.0 cm (image) 38.5 × 27.2 cm (sheet) (verso)

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

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
India; Agra, India

Inscription
(recto) inscribed in pen and ink (in Devanagari script) u.c.:
(verso) inscribed in red and black pen and ink (in Devanagari script) u.c.:

Accession Number
AS22-1980

Department
Asian Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

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Recto

The Emperor Aurangzeb reading the Qur’an

Verso

Four Persian baits

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