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AN EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF AKBAR, INDIAN SCHOOL 19TH-20TH CENTURY Gouache colors on paper heightened with gold on paper, depicting the Mughal emperor Akbar, with a halo around his head, wearing a bejewelled colorful coat, riding horse with a colorful saddle. Painting: 17 by 22 cm. Miniature: 23 by 31 cm.

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AN EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF AKBAR, INDIAN SCHOOL 19TH-20TH CENTURY Gouache colors on paper heightened with gold on paper, depicting the Mughal emperor Akbar, with a halo around his head, wearing a bejewelled colorful coat, riding horse with a colorful saddle. Painting: 17 by 22 cm. Miniature: 23 by 31 cm.

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