id:			170842
accession number:	2013.329.a
share license status:	CC0
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Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto), c. 1650. India, Mughal, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 35.2 x 22.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.329.a

title:				Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto)
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creation date:			c. 1650
creation date earliest:		1645
creation date latest:		1655
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creditline:			Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture:	India, Mughal, 17th century
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art - Mughal
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 35.2 x 22.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	recto: inscription of identification in upper border, partially erased inscription at lower edge
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	inscription:	Persian inscription above, in inner border, in nasta‘liq script: 
Great King Jahangir
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Mace, Sonya Rhie, Mohsen Ashtiany, Catherine Glynn, Pedro Moura Carvalho, Marcus Fraser, and Ruby Lal. <em>Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories: the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. London: D Giles Limited, 2016.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 62, p. 214
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	Lal, Ruby. <em>Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan</em>. New York, NY : W.W. Norton &amp; Company, 2018.
	page number: 	Reproduced: color plate after p. 142
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