Painting
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
This is a portrait of a Sayyed, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. It was painted at Bijapur in about 1650. Bijapur was the capital of one of the Muslim Sultanates of the Deccan, in southern India, until its fort was captured and it was absorbed into the Mughal empire in 1686. An inscription on the back of the painting, dated 1691, records it as having been in the Treasury at Adoni in the Deccan, near Kurnool.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- IS.197-1951
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 10 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
