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Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin

(from 2nd Feb until 22nd Apr 2012)

Explore the remarkable collection of Indian paintings and drawings of the artist Howard Hodgkin.

Detail of Maharaja Dhiraj Singh riding, Raghugarh, India, c.1700 (Museum No: LI118.34)
Durbar of Emperor Akbar Shah IIfront

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Durbar of Emperor Akbar Shah II

  • loan

  • Description

    The penultimate emperor Akbar Shah II (r.1806-1837) presides at a durbar in the Red Fort at Delhi. Powerless and impoverished, he was permitted few privileges by the British but could still indulge in court ceremonial. This composition is known in a number of versions. There is growing European influence in the modified recession of the durbar hall and the way some faces are in three–quarter view instead of profile.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › north India (place of creation)
    Date
    1820 - 1830
    Mughal Period (1526 - 1858)
    Associated people
    Akbar Shah II (ruled 1806 - 1837) (subject)
    Bahadur Shah II (ruled 1837 - 1858) (subject)
    Prince Mirza Jahangir (died 1821) (subject)
    Prince Mirza Salim (active c. 1820 - 1830) (subject)
    possibly Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1772 - 1833) (subject)
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold on paper
    Dimensions
    frame 91.1 x 77.6 x 2.5 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 75.1 x 61.9 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper,
    processed material › metal › gold
    Technique index
    decorated › painted,
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.93

  • Further reading

    Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2nd February-22nd April 2012, Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin, Andrew Topsfield, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2012), no. 33 on p. 86, p. 88, illus. p. 87

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    • Returned to lender

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