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Source Description
Seated on a royal elephant, Akbar II (ruled 1806–37) presides over an imperial procession. He was one of the last Mughal emperors to rule India.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
14143
label
Akbar Shah II Riding on an Elephant
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
14143
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Akbar Shah II Riding on an Elephant
description
Seated on a royal elephant, Akbar II (ruled 1806–37) presides over an imperial procession. He was one of the last Mughal emperors to rule India.
provenance
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
ca. 1820
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
miniatures (paintings)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11
height
14.9
depth
1.5
dimensionsRaw
Framed H: 4 5/16 × L: 5 7/8 × D: 9/16 in. (11 × 14.9 × 1.5 cm); L without frame: 5 1/2 x W: 3 11/16 in. (13.9 x 9.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Mughal
med
paint on ivory with wood frame
creator_ids
2191
collection_ids
INT
ISL
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
3f966d022604803b