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The Emperor Humayun seated in a landscape holding an astrolabe and attended by eleven courtiers; foreground, a young prince, probably Akbar, watching a camel fight: PD.74-1948

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Current Location: In storage

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The Emperor Humayun seated in a landscape holding an astrolabe and attended by eleven courtiers; foreground, a young prince, probably Akbar, watching a camel fight

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Legal notes

Bequeathed 1946, by P.C. Manuk and Miss G.M. Coles, through the National Art Collections Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 210 mm
Width: 152 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1948) by Manuk, P. C. and Coles, G. M., Miss

School or Style

Mogul School

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Ground (material)
Ink
Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen and ink with bodycolour, watercolour and gold over white ground on paper, laid down

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.74-1948
Primary reference Number: 33166

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 16 June 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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