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Portraits of Timurid and Mughal rulers, India, Company School, late 19th - early 20th century Medallion frame housing nineteen bust portraits of rulers painted in gouache on card stock cut into medallions and glued to a gilded background. The portraits, whose names are captioned with a European-style transcription, represent sovereigns of the Timurid dynasty such as Tamerlane or Mirân Shâh, as well as Mughal emperors such as Akbar, Jahangir, or Alamgir I and Indian sultans such as Sultan Mahmûd or Mizz ud-dîn. Total diam.: 22 cm; portrait diam.: approx. 4 cm; central portrait diam.: 4.7 cm Some stains and retouching (mainly on the portrait backgrounds), gilding and folds in the gilded background. The European transcription of the sovereigns' names and the "collection" aspect of this type of work suggest a European commission for this painting, which could be linked to the "Company School". 19 Portraits of Timurid and Mughal Kings and Sultans, India, Company School, late 19th - early 20th century

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Portraits of Timurid and Mughal rulers, India, Company School, late 19th - early 20th century Medallion frame housing nineteen bust portraits of rulers painted in gouache on card stock cut into medallions and glued to a gilded background. The portraits, whose names are captioned with a European-style transcription, represent sovereigns of the Timurid dynasty such as Tamerlane or Mirân Shâh, as well as Mughal emperors such as Akbar, Jahangir, or Alamgir I and Indian sultans such as Sultan Mahmûd or Mizz ud-dîn. Total diam.: 22 cm; portrait diam.: approx. 4 cm; central portrait diam.: 4.7 cm Some stains and retouching (mainly on the portrait backgrounds), gilding and folds in the gilded background. The European transcription of the sovereigns' names and the "collection" aspect of this type of work suggest a European commission for this painting, which could be linked to the "Company School". 19 Portraits of Timurid and Mughal Kings and Sultans, India, Company School, late 19th - early 20th century

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