id: 124012 accession number: 1944.498 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.498 updated: 2022-01-07 22:46:17.150000 Portrait of Alamgir (r. 1658-1707), c. 1700. India, Mughal. Opaque watercolor 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 Alamgir (r. 1658-1707) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1700 creation date earliest: 1650 creation date latest: 1699 current location: creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund copyright: --- culture: India, Mughal technique: opaque watercolor and gold on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Sheet: 7.9 x 5.3 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Islamic Art opening date: 1944-11-03T04:00:00 Islamic Art. 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 Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: Unlike his predecessors, Alamgir disapproved of alcohol and music. digital description: wall description: Probably painted shortly before his death, this portrait of Shah Jahan’s son, the sixth Mughal emperor Alamgir (reigned 1658–1707), reveals his sober and orthodox temperament. Alamgir did not care for music, art, or literature. Instead, he focused his resources on expanding the empire’s boundaries, which he succeeded in doing well beyond the territories claimed by his predecessors. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Simon Ray (Gallery). Simon Ray: Indian and Islamic Works of Art. London: Simon Ray, 2017. page number: Mentioned: p. 29 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.498/1944.498_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.498/1944.498_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.498/1944.498_full.tif