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
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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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