id:			124012
accession number:	1944.498
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.498
updated:		2025-02-09 01:06:06.185000

Portrait of Emperor Alamgir (Aurangzeb), c. 1700. Mughal India, Court of Alamgir (reigned 1658–1707). Gum tempera and gold on paper; sheet: 7.9 x 5.3 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.498

title:				Portrait of Emperor Alamgir (Aurangzeb)
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creation date:			c. 1700
creation date earliest:		1650
creation date latest:		1699
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Mughal India, Court of Alamgir (reigned 1658–1707)
technique:	Gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Sheet: 7.9 x 5.3 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islamic Art
	opening date:   1944-11-03T04:00:00
	<i>Islamic Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1944-February 2, 1945).

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

	title:		Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India​ (Indian art rotation)
	opening date:   2024-03-22T04:00:00
	<i>Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India​ (Indian art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 22-September 8, 2024).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Ananda K. Coomaraswamy [1877–1947] sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1944
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1944–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Simon Ray (Gallery). <em>Simon Ray: Indian and Islamic Works of Art</em>. London: Simon Ray, 2017.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 29
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IMAGES

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