EditorialA prince enthroned in the countryside. A youthful prince is seated on a hexagonal throne with an architectural superstructure and canopy above. He is handed ‘pan’ by a boy and is attended by a ‘chauri’-bearer and two armed guards, and three mus...
EditorialIndia / Portugal: 'Death of Sultan Bahadur in front of Diu during negotiations with the Portuguese, 1537'. Painting from the 'Akbarnama', late 16th century
EditorialGeneral view of the Qutb Minar, Delhi. A view from the east looking towards the tower of victory, with the dome of the Alai Darwaza on the left, and the small pavilion, a late addition that for a time stood at the top of the tower, on the right. Adham ...
EditorialSufi saints. c.1760. Six Sufi saints seated on a terrace; Khvaja Mu'in al-Din, Ghaus al-A'zam, Khvaja Qutb al-Din, Shaikh Mihr, Shah Sharaf Bu 'Ali Qalandar and Sultan Musa Shaikh. Opaque watercolour and gold. Originally published/produced in c.1760. ...
EditorialSultan of Golkonda beats convicted death Den Golcondaschen Vorst beats the traitor Secretary in syn Presence Beaten to death (title on object), upper right stamp marked: Second Part fol 238, violent death, maltreatment, torture, ruler, sovereign, Golko...
EditorialSultan Abdullah Qutb Shah (1614-74) on Horseback, c. 1635. Southern India, Golconda. Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper, mounted with gold-sprinkled borders;.
EditorialSufi saints. c.1760. Six Sufi saints seated on a terrace; Khvaja Mu'in al-Din, Ghaus al-A'zam, Khvaja Qutb al-Din, Shaikh Mihr, Shah Sharaf Bu 'Ali Qalandar and Sultan Musa Shaikh. Opaque watercolour and gold. Originally published/produced in c.1760. ...
EditorialA prince enthroned in the countryside. A youthful prince is seated on a hexagonal throne with an architectural superstructure and canopy above. He is handed ‘pan’ by a boy and is attended by a ‘chauri’-bearer and two armed guards, and three mus...
EditorialGeneral view of the Qutb Minar, Delhi. A view from the east looking towards the tower of victory, with the dome of the Alai Darwaza on the left, and the small pavilion, a late addition that for a time stood at the top of the tower, on the right. Adham ...