AN IMPRESSIVE PORTRAIT OF A MUGHAL PRINCE, POSSIBLY SULTAN MURAD MIRZA, SON OF MUGHAL EMPEROR AKBAR
INDIA, PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, 18TH CENTURY
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
Auction: 11 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
gouache on paper heightened with gold, depicting the prince standing in profile wearing a green and pink turban, dressed in a yellow and red jama with pink and green sash, holding a gem-set sabre with blue sheaf, against a green ground, mounted, glazed and framed
Dimensions
Sight size 43.3cm x 31cm
Footnote
Prince Murad Mirza (1570–1599), the second surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar, was the first Mughal prince to receive an education from Western Jesuit priests. In 1593, he was appointed to lead the Mughal army in the Deccan. However, his leadership proved largely ineffective, primarily due to his struggles with alcoholism.