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Summary

Shah Abbas receiving the Mughal ambassador Khan’Alam in 1618 (

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Artist

Unknown artist

Author

Unknown artist

Title

Shah Abbas receiving the Mughal ambassador Khan’Alam in 1618

Description

English: This painting is depicting Shah Abbas receiving the Mughal ambassador Khan ‘ Alam in 1618. Shah Abbas sits to the right of the composition in the middle of a hilly landscape offering a gold wine cup to the Mughal ambassador. Their suite composed by dignitaries, musicians and pages surrounds them.

A nasta’liq inscription identifying the scene has been rubbed at the bottom of the painting.

A closely related painting of a later date is kept in the collection of the British Museum and published in: Canby, S. (2009) Shah ‘Abbas – The Remaking of Iran, London: The British Museum Press, p. 63.

Our painting might be the prototype for the British Museum’s painting.

Another painting related in the treatment of the composition and the figures, recently acquired by the Custodia Foundation, is ascribed to the painter Farhad (Inv. 2009-T.23).

Date

17 ^th century

Medium

pigments on paper

Dimensions

height: 36.5 cm (14.3 in); width: 43.5 cm (17.1 in)

Collection

Private collection of Alexis Renard

Similar copy in

British Museum

	Native name	British Museum
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 31′ 10″ N, 0° 07′ 37″ W
	Established	1753
	Website	www.britishmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q6373 VIAF : 134857252 ISNI : 0000000123428817 ULAN : 500125180 LCCN : n79107735 NLA : 35022119 WorldCat

Place of creation

North India

Source/Photographer

alexisrenard.com

British Museum version

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

exposure time

0.008 second

f-number

18

focal length

70 millimetre

ISO speed

200

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