The Passing of Shahjahan.

  • Tagore, Abanindranath, 1871-1951.
Date:
[1905?]
Reference:
582929i
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Previous title, replaced March 2023: The Emperor Shāh Jahān recumbent, wistfully gazing at the Taj Mahal, accompanied by an attendant. Chromolithograph by the Indian Press after Abanindranath Tagore.

Publication/Creation

Allahabad : Chromo-lithographed & published at the Indian Press, [1905?]

Physical description

1 print : chromolithograph on paper ; sheet 35.5 x 25.5

Lettering

The passing of Shahjahan. A. Tagore, 1903. Chromo-lithographed & published at the Indian Press, Allahabad.

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in ‘Beyond the Page: South Asian Miniature Painting and Britain, 1600 to Now’ at MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, 7th October 2023 – 28th January 2024, and The Box, Plymouth, 17th February – 2nd June 2024

Notes

The title has been taken from the wording on the print.
Depicts the Emperor Shāh Jahān recumbent, wistfully gazing at the Taj Mahal, with his daughter Jahanara Begum seated on the floor.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 582929i

Reproduction note

After an oil painting on board, 35.5 x 25.4 cm, in the Victoria Memorial, Kolkata.

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