Mughal Collection (page 3)

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)

52.43 An enraged elephant, Mughal, 1590, (paper)
SCP57381 52.43 An enraged elephant, Mughal, 1590, (paper); 18 x 22 cm; National Museum of India, New Delhi, India

PD.179-1948 Eight pigeons and a pigeon-cote on a hill, Mughal school, early 18th century (gouache on paper)
FIT82981 PD.179-1948 Eight pigeons and a pigeon-cote on a hill, Mughal school, early 18th century (gouache on paper); 21.2x13.2 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Agra Fort, India, 2017
3587314 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)

An Iris, Mughal, (watercolour)
BAL26148 An Iris, Mughal, (watercolour); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

Base for a Hookah Pipe, Mughal Court Workshop, gilt glass, Indian, c. 18th century
BAL1369 Base for a Hookah Pipe, Mughal Court Workshop, gilt glass, Indian, c. 18th century; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

Marble carving of formalised lily, Taj Mahal, Agra, India. 17th century (sculpture)
530284 Marble carving of formalised lily, Taj Mahal, Agra, India. 17th century (sculpture); Universal History Archive/UIG

(TtoB) Mughal gold multi-gem set brooch/belt buckle, Indian; Mughal ruby and seed pearl necklace with matching
BON93383 (TtoB) Mughal gold multi-gem set brooch/belt buckle, Indian; Mughal ruby and seed pearl necklace with matching earrings, Indian; Mughal pearl and enamel fringe necklace

Hexagonal carved Mughal emerald in gold mount, Indian, 17th century
BON93384 Hexagonal carved Mughal emerald in gold mount, Indian, 17th century; Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

Sacrifice of a goat, miniature, 17th century
AIS5389169 Sacrifice of a goat, miniature, 17th century; Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: Brahmin priests sacrificing a goat by fire)

f.28a Layla and Majnun faint at their meeting, illustration to a poem of the Khamsa called Majnun Layla
BON93118 f.28a Layla and Majnun faint at their meeting, illustration to a poem of the Khamsa called Majnun Layla, Royal Mughal manuscript (original written by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi (1253-1325)

Folio 126 Babur at the Spring of Khawaja Sih Yaran, from the Baburnama ('The Memoirs of Babur'), Mughal
SCP57388 Folio 126 Babur at the Spring of Khawaja Sih Yaran, from the Baburnama ('The Memoirs of Babur'), Mughal, 1589-90; National Museum of India, New Delhi

L.53.2/7 folio 28 A Durbar Scene, from the Khizr Khani Duval Rani, Mughal, 1568 (colours on paper)
SCP57379 L.53.2/7 folio 28 A Durbar Scene, from the Khizr Khani Duval Rani, Mughal, 1568 (colours on paper); 32.2x21 cm; National Museum of India, New Delhi, India

Aurangzeb at prayer, (miniature)
BAL26152 Aurangzeb at prayer, (miniature); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Mughal art)

Kiosk in the Bois de Boulogne, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Kiosk in the Bois de Boulogne, [Paris], 1858. One of the principal ornaments of the Bois de Boulogne is the Kiosk represented in our Sketch

Man being trampled by an elephant - folio from the Akbarnama, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Man being trampled by an elephant - folio from the Akbarnama, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Mughal painting, originally from a copy of the Akbarnamah

Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank, late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH... Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank, late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. This Mughal painting depicts elephants on the bank of a river in a rocky landscape with a

Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant, early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant, early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. The seated man is being served wine

Single Leaf of an Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of an Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Depictions of elephants became increasingly common in the Mughal period

Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Jahan, mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Jahan, mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century. This small drawing is a portrait of the 5th Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (1592-1666)

Single Leaf of Mullah Du Piyaza Riding a Horse, mid 12th century AH/AD 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Mullah Du Piyaza Riding a Horse, mid 12th century AH/AD 18th century. This painting depicts Mullah Du Piyazah (Two Onions) riding an emaciated horse

Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shahriyar, 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shahriyar, 11th century AH/AD 17th century. This Mughal drawing is of a young man, identified by the inscription as Shahriyar

Merchant and His Partner Conversing (verso)... c1580. Creator: Unknown
Merchant and His Partner Conversing (verso), Folio from a Tutinama (image 1 of 2), c1580

Meeting of Warriors, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1625. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of Warriors, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1625

Plato as a Musician, c1600; border- 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Plato as a Musician, c1600; border- 19th century

The Royal Visit to India: Interior of the Dewan-I-Khas, in the Palace at Delhi, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Visit to India: Interior of the Dewan-I-Khas, in the Palace at Delhi, 1876. Hall of Private Audiences in the Red Fort

Krishna Kills the Crane Demon, Folio from a Bhagavata Purana... between 1525 and 1550. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Kills the Crane Demon, Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord), between 1525 and 1550

Portrait of Lal Kunwar, 12th century AH/AD 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Lal Kunwar, 12th century AH/AD 18th century. This Mughal colour-wash drawing depicts Lal Kunwar, the beloved of the 8th Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah (died 1125 AH/AD 1713)

A Festive Gathering, c1163 AH/AD 1750. Creator: Unknown
A Festive Gathering, c1163 AH/AD 1750. This painting celebrates the pleasures of smoking and partaking in good company. The composition is made up of animated vignettes

The Tale of the Man in the Well from the Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom)... late 10th cent. Creator: Unknown
The Tale of the Man in the Well from the Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom) of Abu al-Fazl, late 10th century AH/AD late 16th century

Rama on Horseback (image 1 of 5), between 1750 and 1775. Creator: Unknown
Rama on Horseback (image 1 of 5), between 1750 and 1775

The Taj Mahal, 1883. Creator: Edwin Lord Weeks
The Taj Mahal, 1883.; the famous tomb erected in the Indian city of Agra in 1630 by Shah Jahan for his wife

Taj Mahal by moonlight, 1877-1932. Creator: Marius Bauer
Taj Mahal by moonlight, 1877-1932

Gorgin Leads Bishan Astray, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1623. Creator: Unknown
Gorgin Leads Bishan Astray, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1623

Khusraw Receiving his Captured Brother, page from a manuscript of the Khamsa, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Khusraw Receiving his Captured Brother, page from a manuscript of the Khamsa, 16th century

Mughal prince sitting on an elephant, 1675-1700. Creator: Anon
Mughal prince sitting on an elephant, 1675-1700

Nur-ud-din Salim Jahangir, 1569-1627, Great Mughal, c17th century. Creator: Unknown
Nur-ud-din Salim Jahangir, 1569-1627, Great Mughal, c17th century

Dedicatory Inscription for a Step-well Commissioned by Prime Minister Asaf Khan... 1617-1618. Creator: Unknown
Dedicatory Inscription for a Step-well Commissioned by Prime Minister Asaf Khan (died 1641), between 1617 and 1618

Akalis Tower at Umritzir - from a drawing by W. Carpenter, Jun. 1858. Creator: Unknown
Akalis Tower at Umritzir - from a drawing by W. Carpenter, Jun. 1858. For whatever purpose this elegant and fanciful building was erected

The Taj Mahal, 1898. Creator: Marius Bauer
The Taj Mahal, 1898

A Yantra of Mahavira, between 1425 and 1450. Creator: Unknown
A Yantra of Mahavira, between 1425 and 1450

A Mythical Creature Killing Elephants, between c1650 and c1700. Creator: Unknown
A Mythical Creature Killing Elephants, between c1650 and c1700

Red poppy motif, Folio from the Small Clive Album, Dated 1674-1675. Creator: Unknown
Red poppy motif, Folio from the Small Clive Album (image 3 of 5), Dated 1674-1675

Pink lilies and red poppy motif, Folio from the Small Clive Album, Dated 1674-1675. Creator: Unknown
Pink lilies and red poppy motif, Folio from the Small Clive Album (image 2 of 5), Dated 1674-1675

Pink lily motif, Folio from the Small Clive Album, Dated 1674-1675. Creator: Unknown
Pink lily motif, Folio from the Small Clive Album (image 5 of 5), Dated 1674-1675

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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.