The Indian Portrait

An online museum on the fascinating journey of Indian Portraits
from the collection of Anil Relia

An Enthroned Prince Receives a Turban

An Enthroned Prince Receives a Turban Mughal, 1590 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 8.5 x 17.5 cm Folio: 18 x 30.2 cm When the Mughal emperor Humayan died on January 27, 1556, after falling and hitting his head while attempting to kneel for prayer, Akbar’s guardian, Bairam Khan, concealed the news until arrangements […]