*The Emperor Aurangezeb enthroned, an opaque watercolor by Khemanand, c.1660* (BL)


Portrait of Aurangzeb, a leaf from an album, later 1600's

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"PORTRAIT OF THE EMPEROR AURANGZEB, MUGHAL INDIA, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY. A leaf from an album, gouache heightened with gold on paper, the Emperor standing holding a sword, mounted on an album leaf with calligraphic borders, outer illuminated border with animals and birds, verso with 4ll. of black nasta'liq within gold clouds, signed 'Abd al-Rashid al-Dailami, similarly margined -- Folio 35 x 23.5cm; miniature 16 x 9.7cm."


*Profile of Emperor Aurangzeb; an opaque watercolor, c.1700* (BL)


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