Lot 141

THE MUGHAL EMPEROR AKBAR IN DURBAR
INDIA, DELHI SCHOOL, CIRCA 1910













Auction: 09 December 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
gouache and gold on paper with wide gilt-decorated floral borders, depicting the emperor seated on his throne surrounded by courtiers and ministers, cartouches in upper and lower borders containing inscriptions in nasta'liq script, the upper reads ‘Audience of paying respect to Halal al-Din Akbar Shah’, the lower reads ‘With minister of Akbar and Great Nobleman’ ; verso a calligraphic exercise consisting of two couplets from the Gulistan of Sa'di in nasta'liq script, 18th-19th Century, blue border, framed
Dimensions
miniature 19.2cm x 32cm; folio 32cm x 47.5cm
Provenance
Acquired from Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 8 October 2013, lot 285.
Private London collection.












