Mughal Collection (page 2)

Mumba Mahal
3522688 Mumba Mahal; (add.info.: Mumtaz Mahal 1593-1631. Mughal Empress and wife of Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal was constructed after her death as her mausoleum.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Shah Jahan II
3521235 Portrait of Shah Jahan II; (add.info.: Portrait of Shah Jahan II (1696-1719) a Mughal Emperor. Dated 18th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Akbar the Great
3521234 Portrait of Akbar the Great; (add.info.: Portrait of Akbar the Great (1542-1605) Mughal Emperor. Dated 17th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Indian Mughal miniature depicting a young woman arranging flowers, 1850
3480373 Indian Mughal miniature depicting a young woman arranging flowers, 1850; (add.info.: Indian Mughal miniature depicting a young woman arranging flowers, symbolising love re-united)

Album of Ragamala, female musician kneeling on lotus petals seated by a pool with lotus flowers in bloom
545020 Album of Ragamala, female musician kneeling on lotus petals seated by a pool with lotus flowers in bloom. 19th century (Indian miniature from the Rajasthan School with Mughul influence)

Emperor Jahangir, miniature, 17th century
AIS5389237 Emperor Jahangir, miniature, 17th century; Islamisches Museum, Brandenburg, Berlin Germany; (add.info.: Solemn prayer of the emperor Jahangir (1569-1627) after Ramadan in Idgah (India)

young Indian Prince
3522693 young Indian Prince; (add.info.: 19th century illustration depicting a young Indian Prince with ceremonial sword c1840.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Indian Nawab, (Mughal prince)
3522690 Indian Nawab, (Mughal prince); (add.info.: Indian Nawab, (Mughal prince) with servants as they prepare to set out on a tiger hunting exhibition. C1650); Universal History Archive/UIG

50.14/28 Tansen, inscribed in Devanagari on the top and reverse, Mughal, 17th century
SCP57383 50.14/28 Tansen, inscribed in Devanagari on the top and reverse, Mughal, 17th century; 17x11 cm; National Museum of India, New Delhi, India

Lord Clive Signing the first Indian Treaty, 1765 (engraving)
8676375 Lord Clive Signing the first Indian Treaty, 1765 (engraving) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The signing of the Treaty of Allahabad, 1765)

Gate of Agra, India (engraving)
8676442 Gate of Agra, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gate of Agra, India)

Part of the complex of buildings that make up the Taj Mahal in Agra, India
3569775 Part of the complex of buildings that make up the Taj Mahal in Agra, India by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Agra, Taj Mahal, India 1930 ca)

Yoga position. Painted miniature, in a Mughal painting book, 17th century, Indian art
AIS5388736 Yoga position. Painted miniature, in a Mughal painting book, 17th century, Indian art.; Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Italy

A female dancer, 1546-47 (bodycolour and gold)
8833213 A female dancer, 1546-47 (bodycolour and gold) by Afghan School, (16th century); 19.1 x 10.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Views of the Agra Fort, Agra, India (photo)
3359678 Views of the Agra Fort, Agra, India (photo) by Mughal School, (17th century); (add.info.: Views of the Agra Fort, the former imperial residence of the Mughal Dynasty)

Weapons used by the Mughal soldiers: scimitar, lance, axe and musket. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4623693 Weapons used by the Mughal soldiers: scimitar, lance, axe and musket. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim
3522687 Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim (Jahangir, conqueror of the world) 1569/1627

Mughal Prince
3522698 Mughal Prince; (add.info.: Mughal Prince, together with servants Punjab India, c1840); Universal History Archive/UIG

Humayun (1508 - 1556); second Mughal Emperor
3522572 Humayun (1508 - 1556); second Mughal Emperor; (add.info.: Humayun (1508 - 1556); second Mughal Emperor who ruled over territory in what is now Afghanistan, Pakistan

Portrait of Muhammad Shah
3521236 Portrait of Muhammad Shah; (add.info.: Portrait of Muhammad Shah (1702-1748) Mughal Emperor. Dated 18th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Abdul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb
3520929 Abdul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb; (add.info.: Abdul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb (14 October 1618 - 20 February 1707)

Late Mughal style miniature
2625299 Late Mughal style miniature; (add.info.: late Mughal style miniature A full-page miniature drawing in black ink with gilt and blue and red accents)

Album of Ragamala. Megha Raga (rainy season): Krishna dances to playing of young women to call down the rain
535151 Album of Ragamala. Megha Raga (rainy season): Krishna dances to playing of young women to call down the rain. 19th century (Indian miniature, Rajasthan School); Universal History Archive/UIG

Babar introduces Field Guns at Panipat, 1526 (litho)
8660979 Babar introduces Field Guns at Panipat, 1526 (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babar introduces Field Guns at Panipat, 1526)

Shah Jahan with Asaf Khan from the Late Shah Jahan Album, c.1640 (opaque w/c)
8835581 Shah Jahan with Asaf Khan from the Late Shah Jahan Album, c.1640 (opaque w/c, ink & gold on paper mounted on paperboard) by Bichitr (fl.c. 1615-40); 36.9x25.3 cm; Arthur M

Underside of a Mughal pietra dura inlaid marble footrest, c. 1700
8859349 Underside of a Mughal pietra dura inlaid marble footrest, c. 1700 by North Indian School (18th century); 7.8 x 39.2 x 39 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Sacred ceremonies practised during eclipses of the sun and moon, page from the manuscript (ms.8300)
AIS5379355 Sacred ceremonies practised during eclipses of the sun and moon, page from the manuscript (ms.8300) "History of the Mogul" by Stefano Nivibus Cardeira

Sir John Lawrence 1811-1879 holds court at the 1867 durbar at Lucknow, 1867 (engraving)
3523036 Sir John Lawrence 1811-1879 holds court at the 1867 durbar at Lucknow, 1867 (engraving); (add.info.: Sir John Lawrence 1811-1879 holds court at the 1867 durbar at Lucknow, in India)

Maharaja Kesari Singh on horseback overcoming a lioness, 1715-1720 (illustration)
3523560 Maharaja Kesari Singh on horseback overcoming a lioness, 1715-1720 (illustration); (add.info.: Bikaner, now Lallgarh Palace, Bikaner, Rajasthan); Universal History Archive/UIG

Tomb of Akbar the Great, Mughal architectural masterpiece in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
FLO4623867 Tomb of Akbar the Great, Mughal architectural masterpiece in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Mughal Infantryman, 1850 (engraving)
2902938 Mughal Infantryman, 1850 (engraving); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Illustration by Francois Bernier about the Mohgul empire, 17th century (engraving)
1746581 Illustration by Francois Bernier about the Mohgul empire, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: French physician Francois Bernier stayed 12 years in the Great Moghul Empire of India); Photo

Taj Mahal, Agra, India (engraving)
8676501 Taj Mahal, Agra, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taj Mahal, Agra, India)

Palace of the ex-King of Awadh, Lucknow, India (engraving)
8676444 Palace of the ex-King of Awadh, Lucknow, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palace of the ex-King of Awadh, Lucknow, India)

A female dancer, 1546-47 (bodycolour and gold)
8833214 A female dancer, 1546-47 (bodycolour and gold) by Afghan School, (16th century); 19.1 x 10.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

A Muslim pilgrim meets a Brahman miniature from the Mughal school illustrating the Khamsa of Amir Khosrow Dehlevi
BEN5475047 A Muslim pilgrim meets a Brahman miniature from the Mughal school illustrating the Khamsa of Amir Khosrow Dehlevi (or Khusro Dehlavi or Khusraw Balkhi) (1253-1325) circa 1595

The Agra Fort, India, 2017
3587313 The Agra Fort, India, 2017 by Mughal School, (17th century); (add.info.: Agra Fort in the city of Agra, India. Built by the Mughal Dynasties in the 17th Century)

Indian Mughal miniature depicting soldiers in training, 1850
3480387 Indian Mughal miniature depicting soldiers in training, 1850; (add.info.: Indian Mughal miniature depicting soldiers in training (fighting)

Cortege of a Mughal ruler in India. Mogul and brokers riding in palanquins on elephants
FLO4623640 Cortege of a Mughal ruler in India. Mogul and brokers riding in palanquins on elephants, guarded by cavalry and infantry

Major William Hodson kills the 3 sons of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II, 1857 (engraving)
3523037 Major William Hodson kills the 3 sons of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II, 1857 (engraving); (add.info.: Major William Hodson 1821-1858 captures)

Indian Mughal miniature depicting a young ascetic in front of a pavilion guarded by a leopard, 1850
3480372 Indian Mughal miniature depicting a young ascetic in front of a pavilion guarded by a leopard, 1850; (add.info.: Indian Mughal miniature depicting a young ascetic in front of a pavilion)

Siraj ud-Daulah
3586109 Siraj ud-Daulah; (add.info.: Portrait of Siraj ud-Daulah (1733-1757) the last independent Nawab of Bengal. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Persian tile mosaic depicting a woman in a garden
3329454 A Persian tile mosaic depicting a woman in a garden; (add.info.: A Persian tile mosaic depicting a woman in a garden. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Grand Mogul crimson hybrid pink. Chromolithograph by Georges Severeyns from an illustration by Walter H
FLO4690048 Grand Mogul crimson hybrid pink. Chromolithograph by Georges Severeyns from an illustration by Walter H. Fitch from William Paul's "The Rose Garden in two divisions

Moghul woman, 17th century, after Niccolao Manucci
FLO4686476 Moghul woman, 17th century, after Niccolao Manucci.; (add.info.: Moghul woman, 17th century, after Niccolao Manucci.); © Florilegius

PD.201-1948 Girl playing a vina with three antelopes, or an allegory on the power of love, Mughal school
FIT82980 PD.201-1948 Girl playing a vina with three antelopes, or an allegory on the power of love, Mughal school, mid 18th century (gouache on paper); 19.2x12.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Pomander, 17th-18th Century (spherical rock crystal cover with enameled silver mounts)
XOS5881288 Pomander, 17th-18th Century (spherical rock crystal cover with enameled silver mounts) by Mughal School; 4.5x3.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Indian)

Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (engraving)
8676352 Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, India, where Bahadur Shah Zafar)

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The Mughal dynasty, known for its rich cultural heritage and architectural marvels, left an indelible mark on India's history. From the exquisite Mughal miniatures depicting tales like Layla and Majnun in the wilderness with animals, to the grandeur architecture seen in Delhi's majestic structures, their legacy continues to captivate us. One cannot help but be awestruck by the iconic Taj Mahal, a testament to love and beauty that stands tall even today. Its intricate design and flawless symmetry are a true reflection of the artistic brilliance of the Mughals. However, not all stories associated with this dynasty are as romantic as Shah Jahan's devotion to Mumtaz. Captain Henry Avery, a notorious pirate who plundered Indian treasures during his reign in the 17th century, also crossed paths with these rulers. In contrast to such tales of adventure and piracy is Jahangir's relationship with his father Akbar. A folio from the Shah Jahan Album showcases their bond through a mesmerizing Mughal painting that captures their regality and familial connection. Mughal artistry extended beyond human subjects; it encompassed nature too. The game of wolf-running in Tabriz depicted in an Akbar-nama reveals their fascination with wildlife. Similarly, a floral fantasy called Waq-waq presents animals and birds beautifully intertwined amidst vibrant blooms - showcasing their imagination at its finest. As we delve deeper into this captivating era, we encounter architectural wonders like Lahore's marble pavilion nestled within Fort Gardens or Sezincote in Gloucestershire - home to Baronet Rushout during c1880 - both bearing influences from Mughal aesthetics. Lastly, Bahadur Shah II emerges as one of the most prominent figures associated with this dynasty. As India's last Mughal emperor (1837-1858), he witnessed significant political changes while leaving behind a remarkable Mughal painting that immortalizes his reign.