Posted on: 14 December 2011

A panorama by Mazhar Ali Khan in 12 folds showing the procession of the Emperor Bahadur Shah to celebrate the feast of the 'Id. F. 59v-B - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments of Delhi, as well as other contemporary material, with an accompanying manuscript text written by Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe (1795-1853), the Governor-General’s Agent at the imperial court. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund and of the National Art-Collections Fund.]

[More camel outriders with spears. Elephants carrying the imperial standards.]
Inscribed: The Umbrella and several Insignia of Sovereignty.

Source : British Library


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