Digital Rare Book:
Tuzak-i Jahangiri - Tārīkh-i salṭanat-i Nūr al-Dīn Jahāngīr Bādshāh
By Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan (1569-1627)
And Muḥammad Sharīf Muʻtamad Khān (1639 or 1640) and Mīrza Muḥammad Hādī
Published by Maṭbaʻ-i Naval Kishūr, Lucknow - 1914
In Persian

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Image:
Portrait of Emperor Jahangir Praying
early 17th century
This work, completed shortly before the high point of Mughal portraiture, shows the emperor Jahangir (r. 1605–27) praying. It was painted near the beginning of his reign and is paired with a portrait of his father Akbar, also in the Museum’s collection. Although neutral tones dominate, Jahangir’s jewelry and the sash around his waist are accented in red and blue. The underdrawing, especially visible at Jahangir’s feet and legs, indicates that the artist departed from his original plan in the process of executing this portrait.

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