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Asia Week New York 2015:
Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd

Emperor Akbar with his grandson Sultan Khurram, the future Shah Jahan
Borders attributed to Muhammad Baqir, before 1765
Folio from an album made for Fath-‘Ali Shah (r. 1797 - 1834), Qajar ruler of Persia
Mughal, circa 1627-30
15.6 by 9.9 cm, 6 1/8 by 3 7/8 in. painting;
33.2 by 20.7 cm., 13 1/8 by 8 1/8 in. folio
Opaque pigments and gold on paper, extended at top and bottom, laid down in an album page with elaborate floral borders

Provenance:
Sotheby’s, London, 1 July 1969, lot 102
Private collection, England, 1969-2015